Koi : A Colourful and Comprehensive Celebration of These Beautiful Ornamental Fish

Koi : A Colourful and Comprehensive Celebration of These Beautiful Ornamental Fish by Hickling, Steve. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781903098424.

In Japan, breeding koi?a colorful and beautiful member of the carp family?has occupied a position between hobby and art form for more than two centuries. This stunningly illustrated book, compiled by a team of koi experts, shows and tells aquarium enthusiasts virtually everything they need to know about this fascinating activity. Koi are hardy fish, relatively large in size, and the most practical way to keep them is in an outdoor pond. Combining text with illustrations, an important section of the book explains the requirements of a garden pond for koi, showing the filtration system and pointing out how it functions. Most of the book concentrates on koi themselves, focusing on...A brief history of koiAdvice on buying koiThe fishs physiologyHealth care Feeding Breeding koiShowing koi and joining koi clubs. An 80-page section tells all about koi variations, and features color photos of more than 100 varieties. Illustrated two-page spreads review each varietys history, and show both their more desirable and less desirable color markings. Here is a beautifully designed and illustrated volume that emphasizes the special satisfactions of keeping and breeding koi. Approximately 450 color photos and illustrations.Table of PART ONEIntroduction Koi keeping Water quality Filtration Designing and building a koi pond Physiology and health care Buying, Feeding, Showing Breeding KoiPART TWO Introduction Kohaku Sanke Showa Utsurimono Bekko Asagi and Shusui Koromo Kawarimono Hikarimuji Hikarimoyo Hikariutsuri Kin-Gin-Rin Tancho Doitsu INDEX CREDITSHardcover w/ jacket / 208 Pages / 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 / 2002