Koi For Dummies

by Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia P. Bartlett

Known throughout the world for its beauty and personality, koi is one of the most carefully bred fish species around. Raising koi is especially time-consuming and requires more than just sprinkling little flakes in the fish bowl. But thankfully, you don’t have to be an expert to maintain your own koi pond. Koi For Dummies shows you how easy and fun it can be to own and care for these delicate fish. Whether building a pond or aquarium for the indoors or outdoors, this easy-to-understand guide explores all of your options. Clear, concise advice helps

Appreciate your koi’s beauty Build, design, and maintain your koi pond or aquarium Find and select koi and the proper supplies Keep your koi happy and healthy Treat your koi for parasites, bacterial infections, and viruses Breed and care for baby koi Show off your koi to other koi enthusiasts

296 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

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Me personally love koi fish! I'd live in a friend's house who's a koi pond owner and this book helped both of us tremendously, even though he's very used to take care of fishes from different ecosystems.

We once treated a sick koi fish following online forum advice and using the book as reference. For the seasoned koi breeder/owner, it's an amazing read! Warm hugs to all koi protectors.

[Elfreeman]

the oldest koi lived 236 years!

the other koi book on my list is better.

[Jeff Wombold]

So far it is very good information, but it is more designed for the super serious Koi affectionato and it appears that the people who wrote this book never kept Koi in the northern states.