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Koi For Dummies
Taschenbuch von R D Bartlett (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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All you need to know about setting up a Koi habitat, selecting Koi, and keeping them healthy

Want to keep Koi? This friendly guide shows you how to get started, with expert tips on everything from buying Koi and keeping them healthy to feeding, breeding, showing, and enjoying these gorgeous fish. You'll see how to set up and maintain an indoor or outdoor pond or an aquarium, select filters and heaters, and handle your Koi properly.

Discover how to

  • Select healthy Koi
  • Get all the right equipment
  • Diagnose and treat common illnesses
  • Keep your Koi safe year-round
  • Raise baby Koi

All you need to know about setting up a Koi habitat, selecting Koi, and keeping them healthy

Want to keep Koi? This friendly guide shows you how to get started, with expert tips on everything from buying Koi and keeping them healthy to feeding, breeding, showing, and enjoying these gorgeous fish. You'll see how to set up and maintain an indoor or outdoor pond or an aquarium, select filters and heaters, and handle your Koi properly.

Discover how to

  • Select healthy Koi
  • Get all the right equipment
  • Diagnose and treat common illnesses
  • Keep your Koi safe year-round
  • Raise baby Koi
Über den Autor
R. D. Bartlett began his pet fish-keeping when he netted minnows out of the brooks near Springfield, Massachusetts. He moved to Florida and began working as the general manager for Aquarium Supply, a tropical fish, goldfish, and koi wholesaler, and then opened his own pet shop.

Patricia Bartlett grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and began keeping fish at age 10. She has journeyed to Costa Rica and Peru to net and write about angelfish, discus, and knife fish. She is a recent convert to the wonderful world of koi.
The Bartletts have co-authored numerous pet care books, mostly centering on reptiles and amphibians.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Part I: Koi Basics 7

Chapter 1: Going "Koi Kichi" - Crazy for Koi 9

Chapter 2: Knowing Your Koi 17

Chapter 3: Making Sure Koi Are Right for You 35

Chapter 4: A Koi Buyer's Guide 47

Part II: Living with Koi, Inside and Out 61

Chapter 5: Preparing for Your Koi's Homecoming 63

Chapter 6: Planning Your Koi Pond 77

Chapter 7: Building Your Pond 93

Chapter 8: Making It Pretty: Landscaping the Pond 119

Chapter 9: Maintaining Your Pond 133

Chapter 10: Keeping Koi Inside 151

Part III: Caring for Koi and Keeping Them Healthy 169

Chapter 11: Koi Nutrition 101 171

Chapter 12: Diffusing Koi Stress 183

Chapter 13: Spotting and Treating Common Koi Ailments 191

Part IV: The Big Leagues: Koi Breeding and Showing 215

Chapter 14: Breeding Koi 217

Chapter 15: The Small Fry: Bringing Up Baby Koi 231

Chapter 16: Koi Shows: Your All-Access Pass to Koi Kichi-dom 241

Part V: The Part of Tens 255

Chapter 17: Ten Things to Do When the Power Goes Out 257

Chapter 18: Ten Things to Check If Your Koi Seem Sick 261

Index 265

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780470099131
ISBN-10: 0470099135
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bartlett, R D
Bartlett, Patricia
Hersteller: Wiley
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: R D Bartlett (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2007
Gewicht: 0,447 kg
Artikel-ID: 102141479
Über den Autor
R. D. Bartlett began his pet fish-keeping when he netted minnows out of the brooks near Springfield, Massachusetts. He moved to Florida and began working as the general manager for Aquarium Supply, a tropical fish, goldfish, and koi wholesaler, and then opened his own pet shop.

Patricia Bartlett grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and began keeping fish at age 10. She has journeyed to Costa Rica and Peru to net and write about angelfish, discus, and knife fish. She is a recent convert to the wonderful world of koi.
The Bartletts have co-authored numerous pet care books, mostly centering on reptiles and amphibians.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Part I: Koi Basics 7

Chapter 1: Going "Koi Kichi" - Crazy for Koi 9

Chapter 2: Knowing Your Koi 17

Chapter 3: Making Sure Koi Are Right for You 35

Chapter 4: A Koi Buyer's Guide 47

Part II: Living with Koi, Inside and Out 61

Chapter 5: Preparing for Your Koi's Homecoming 63

Chapter 6: Planning Your Koi Pond 77

Chapter 7: Building Your Pond 93

Chapter 8: Making It Pretty: Landscaping the Pond 119

Chapter 9: Maintaining Your Pond 133

Chapter 10: Keeping Koi Inside 151

Part III: Caring for Koi and Keeping Them Healthy 169

Chapter 11: Koi Nutrition 101 171

Chapter 12: Diffusing Koi Stress 183

Chapter 13: Spotting and Treating Common Koi Ailments 191

Part IV: The Big Leagues: Koi Breeding and Showing 215

Chapter 14: Breeding Koi 217

Chapter 15: The Small Fry: Bringing Up Baby Koi 231

Chapter 16: Koi Shows: Your All-Access Pass to Koi Kichi-dom 241

Part V: The Part of Tens 255

Chapter 17: Ten Things to Do When the Power Goes Out 257

Chapter 18: Ten Things to Check If Your Koi Seem Sick 261

Index 265

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780470099131
ISBN-10: 0470099135
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bartlett, R D
Bartlett, Patricia
Hersteller: Wiley
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: R D Bartlett (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2007
Gewicht: 0,447 kg
Artikel-ID: 102141479
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