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The Interpet Encyclopedia of Koi Book is a comprehensive introduction to keeping Koi fish. This book is divided into two important sections.

Part one is full of practical Koi-keeping information and includes history, anatomy, health care, water care & quality, buying feeding and breeding.

Part two is an extensive survey of the many Koi varieties, grouped in the currently recognized Japanese classifications.

This is a great book for anyone who owns or is thinking of purchasing Koi fish.

Koi are brilliantly coloured carp from Japan that are currently enjoying a popularity explosion around the world. Certainly, they need more care than the average pond fish, but they provide a vivid spectacle in return. This guide forms a excellent introduction to their management and display.

120 pages 100 Colour Photographs

An Interpet Guide to Koi : by Barry James

Author Bio: An early obsession with the natural world led Barry James to pursue botanical and zoological studies at London University. Using his wide experience of the commercial aquatic world, he opened his own aquatic nurseries in the early 1970s. His main interests include oriental water gardening. He contributes regularly to the aquatic press, both as an author and photographer, and acts as a consultant worldwide to planning authorities, corporate bodies and private individuals on aquatic matters, including conservation projects.

If there is a book that a Koi keeper must have it's this book. EXCELLENT FOR BEGINNERS...Without sacrificing plenty of depth where needed... a Koi keeper's bible!
This book goes into extreme detail and gives you STEP by STEP instructions on how to save fish lives under a hundred different conditions.

You'll find it very impressive with its content and the excellent balance between practical and technical information.

There is a great deal of information on parasites, bacterial pathogens, fungal infections, and viral infections. Primary and alternative treatment protocols are very well presented. Microscopy is well detailed.

Koi Health and Disease - Erik L. Johnson, D.V.M.

Suitable for both beginners and more experienced Koi fishkeepers.

This colourful guide explores the challenge and rewards of keeping Koi,from the practical aspects to choosing the most suitable species. Anideal book for the beginner as well as the more experienced Koi keeper.

AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CHOOSING YOUR KOI COLOUR VARIETIES By NICK FLETCHER

The Pond Doctor book is about how to plan and maintain a healthy water garden.

A water garden adds special charm and fabulous planting and design opportunities to a yard, but it also presents challenging maintenance problems.

Let an experienced water gardener show you how to keep a beautiful and healthy garden -- and prevent (or solve) almost every problem you'll face -- with this full-color troubleshooting guide based on the advice of experts around the world.

This book includes practical advice on site planning, construction, repairing, lighting, pumps, filtration, water quality, water plants and fish.
Soft-cover; 160 color pages.

The Pond Doctor by Helen Nash