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.

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