Overview
Caring for and showing koi, affectionately called ""living jewels"" or ""swimming flowers."" With full-color photographs, annotated illustrations and detailed, expert how-to advice, this guidebook is ideal for the koi hobbyist. Koi begins with the history of koi-keeping, from the first known use of the word ""koi""(about 500 BC) to the early 1900s, when collectors began breeding them for specific colors and metallics. The markings and patterns of koi are their most important feature, and the authors detail these in depth and define the Japanese terms used to describe them. In addition to the section on the 15 varieties of koi, or nishikigoi, the authors address the care and exhibition of koi. Topics include: The water environment Feeding programs Pond design and maintenance Environmental health factors Evaluating and grading koi Behavioral symptoms Pre-show and post-show preparations Parasitic, bacterial and viral conditions Judging criteria used at shows The effects of temperature on feeding Selecting and breeding koi How to enhance colors Koi is a complete and practical reference on these enjoyable, enchanting creatures.
Full Product Details
Author: Servaas Kock ,
Ronnie Watt
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Imprint: Firefly Books Ltd
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 27.70cm
Weight: 0.689kg
ISBN: 9781554072156
ISBN 10: 1554072158
Pages: 159
Publication Date: 01 January 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
Comprehensive guidebook... koi enthusiasts will not want to miss. -- Joanne Hatherly Edmonton Journal (02/10/2007)
Comprehensive guidebook... koi enthusiasts will not want to miss.--Joanne Hatherly Edmonton Journal (02/10/2007)
Comprehensive guidebook... koi enthusiasts will not want to miss.--Joanne Hatherly Victoria Times-Colonist (01/10/2007)
[This is] a comprehensive guidebook that koi enthusiasts will not want to miss. This is a guide any aspiring koi-keeper needs. This is a guide any aspiring koi-keeper needs. -- James A. Cox, California Bookwatch The Midwest Book Review (08/01/2007) This is a guide any aspiring koi-keeper needs.--James A. Cox, California Bookwatch The Midwest Book Review (08/01/2007) The authors ... provide all the basics in an easy, logical progression of tips perfect for general interest lending libraries strong in pet preferences.... This is a guide any aspiring koi-keeper needs.--James A. Cox, California Bookwatch The Midwest Book Review (08/01/2007) A comprehensive guidebook that koi enthusiasts will not want to miss.--Joanne Hatherly Chilliwack Times (03/16/2007) A comprehensive guide to keeping and showing these beautiful fish.... Enlightening.... Illustrated with brilliant photographs.--Adam Levine Nature's Garden (06/01/2007) An important book on koi-keeping... comprehensive.--Clear Englebert Kona [Island, Hawaii] Outdoor Circle Newsletter (02/01/2007) With full-color photographs, annotated illustrations and detailed, expert how-to advice, this guidebook is ideal for the koi hobbyist. Once you build a pond using the first book, now you can add koi to it using this book!--Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 215, The Guardian (04/01/2012) Comprehensive guidebook... koi enthusiasts will not want to miss.--Joanne Hatherly Edmonton Journal (02/10/2007)
Author Information
Servaas de Kock is an expert aquaculturist who, for many years, has supplied show-quality fish to koi-keepers, dealers and breeders around the world. He has contributed to numerous publications. Ronnie Watt is a retired breeder of show-quality koi. He has judged at international koi shows and has published scientific papers.
