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Koi For Dummies
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13,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
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| Veröffentl.: | 05.06.2007 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780470150627 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 288 |
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Beschreibungen
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. <p><i>Koi For Dummies</i> 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 you:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Appreciate your koi’s beauty</li> <li>Build, design, and maintain your koi pond or aquarium</li> <li>Find and select koi and the proper supplies</li> <li>Keep your koi happy and healthy</li> <li>Treat your koi for parasites, bacterial infections, and viruses</li> <li>Breed and care for baby koi</li> <li>Show off your koi to other koi enthusiasts</li> </ul>
<p>Introduction 1<br /><br /> <b>Part I: Koi Basics 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Going “Koi Kichi” — Crazy for Koi 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: Knowing Your Koi 17</p> <p>Chapter 3: Making Sure Koi Are Right for You 35</p> <p>Chapter 4: A Koi Buyer’s Guide 47<br /><br /> <b>Part II: Living with Koi, Inside and Out 61</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Preparing for Your Koi’s Homecoming 63</p> <p>Chapter 6: Planning Your Koi Pond 77</p> <p>Chapter 7: Building Your Pond 93</p> <p>Chapter 8: Making It Pretty: Landscaping the Pond 119</p> <p>Chapter 9: Maintaining Your Pond 133</p> <p>Chapter 10: Keeping Koi Inside 151<br /><br /> <b>Part III: Caring for Koi and Keeping Them Healthy 169</b></p> <p>Chapter 11: Koi Nutrition 101 171</p> <p>Chapter 12: Diffusing Koi Stress 183</p> <p>Chapter 13: Spotting and Treating Common Koi Ailments 191<br /><br /> <b>Part IV: The Big Leagues: Koi Breeding and Showing 215</b></p> <p>Chapter 14: Breeding Koi 217</p> <p>Chapter 15: The Small Fry: Bringing Up Baby Koi 231</p> <p>Chapter 16: Koi Shows: Your All-Access Pass to Koi Kichi-dom 241<br /><br /> <b>Part V: The Part of Tens 255</b></p> <p>Chapter 17: Ten Things to Do When the Power Goes Out 257</p> <p>Chapter 18: Ten Things to Check If Your Koi Seem Sick 261<br /><br /> Index 265</p>
<b>R. D. Bartlett</b> 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. <p><b>Patricia Bartlett</b> 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.<br /> The Bartletts have co-authored numerous pet care books, mostly centering on reptiles and amphibians.</p>
<p><b>All you need to know about setting up a Koi habitat, selecting Koi, and keeping them healthy</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p><b>Discover how to</b></p> <ul> <li>Select healthy Koi</li> <li>Get all the right equipment</li> <li>Diagnose and treat common illnesses</li> <li>Keep your Koi safe year-round</li> <li>Raise baby Koi</li> </ul>
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