Goldfish, Koi and Ponds (Water Gardens) -- New Books

Fancy Goldfish is the most all-encompassing and thorough treatment of the Fancy Goldfish hobby to date. Dr. Johnson, the leading fish veterinarian in the United States, writes extensively on Goldfish health and disease, including microscopy techniques, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the full span of Goldfish diseases. In a helpful and accessible “frequently asked questions” format, Richard Hess provides a general introduction to all aspects of the hobby, from selecting the best fish, aquarium setup, maintenance, feeding, sexing and breeding, and keeping fish healthy. Jackie and Louis Chan, the major exporters of Fancy Goldfish from China, share the long tradition of Goldfish appreciation in China, and a chapter on Japanese Goldfish describes the history and standards of uniquely Japanese varieties and the techniques and secrets of Japanese Breeders. Izhak Kroshinsky, the leading Breeder of Ranchu in America, describes his methods for cultivating a superior strain over the last twenty-five years.

Goldfish have a long history of being enjoyed by people, and for a number of good reasons. Whether kept indoors in aquariums or outdoors in ponds, they have charmed us with their colors and their forms, their graceful movements and their fascinating habits. This book and its beautiful full-color photos capture that charm and  present  concrete evidence of why goldfish are the most popular pet fish in the world, and it leads readers into an exploration of how easy it is to enjoy goldfish indoors and out.

Formal gardens are always designed with an eye to symmetry and proportion. This book instructs on how to achieve these qualities while also integrating water features into the garden. These handsome, instructively illustrated "how-to" books cover a wide array of imaginative water garden concepts. Exceptionally attractive designs and ambitious projects can be carried out with surprising ease by gardeners who follow the author's clear, step-by-step, photo-illustrated instructions. Details include suggestions for stocking water gardens with fish and embellishing them with aquatic and waterside plants. These practical books emphasize low-maintenance water features that offer maximum beauty with a minimum of fuss. Approximately 175 full-color photos.

 Whether you've recently built a garden pond or want to investigate restocking an existing pond, you need straightforward advice on which fish and plants will work best in your watery environment. There are many things to keep in mind: Do you want mostly fishes in your pond? Mostly plants? A balance of each? What types of fishes survive in what types of ponds, and what types of plants nurture them? How often, and what, should the fish be fed? What sort of aeration will your fishes and plants need? How should you weatherproof the pond? All of these questions-and more-are answered in this stimulating and instructive text. Dynamic full-color photos illustrate everything from plant types to pond designs to fish varieties, and give the reader a clear picture of what to expect in installing and keeping a healthy garden pond. 

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Easy to read and loaded with practical, easy-to-apply informally and exciting full-color photos and drawings, this highly colorful book tells and shows readers how to set up a beautiful garden pond or pool. Authoritative advice is given about making the pond, how to protect it against enemies, which fish and plants to put into it-and how to keep it beautiful. 

Description: Goldfish are the oldest and best known ornamental fishes in the hobby, but did you know how many different forms and varieties there are? This SPECIAL introduces the most impressive ones on the poster. Many helpful guidelines for goldfish maintenance. The fishes featured in this book are not just identified by their name but also code number. AQUALOG has developed an ingenious code number system which labels every known or newly discovered fish (incl. breeding forms etc.) with an individual code number. This number remains, despite any scientific renaming. Moreover, it enables you to communicate internationally about any fish without the danger of confusion regarding local names!

Goldfish are the most popular aquarium fish in the world, and this book offers their millions of fanciers solidly useful information about how to select and keep them. In addition, Goldfish Breeding & Genetics provides the best available guide to Goldfish genetics and scientific breeding principles.  

 This authoritative book has the Goldfish Society of America as its author. This book is a comprehensive and detailed guide for beginners with full-color photos for easy reference and identification.

Whether they’re kept inside the home in a furnished aquarium or outside in a garden pool, goldfish are interesting pets. They're colorful and lively and fun to watch--and much about nature can be learned by observing them. This book concentrates on telling its readers what they need to know to be able to enjoy their goldfish to the fullest extent. It covers goldfish types and varieties, housing goldfish, aquarium equipment, feeding, breeding, recognizing and treating illnesses, plus much more--basically everything a beginner needs to know about goldfish care.

Koi are becoming increasingly popular throughout the world, with their striking patterns and brilliant colors adding beauty to any pond. In the Hobby Guide To Successful Koi Keeping, clear and balanced advice is provided on how to maintain these impressive fish. Areas covered range from the importance of water quality and how to feed koi, to breeding them and preventing disease problems. The information provided will enable you to keep your koi in the best possible condition and get the most from this fascinating hobby.

Once installed, a garden pond becomes the center of attraction, not only for yourselves but also for innumerable forms of wildlife, ranging from dragonflies to birds. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that pond keeping is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world. In the Hobbyist Guide To Successful Pond Keeping, clear and balanced advice is provided on how to build and maintain a pond in your garden. Subjects covered range from building and planting the pond to maintaining healthy fish and overcoming green water.

A perfect combination is what this book certainly is. A big, good-looking, colorful book about koi that also is a big, colorful, good-looking book about garden ponds. In it Dr. Axelrod and his co-authors manage to bridge the gaps between all of the different koi types being bred in the world today. Additionally, the book covers all of the very practical considerations involved in setting up a koi pond and keeping its inhabitants in good health, methods for improving koi and plants for the garden pond. With over 600 full-color photos and easy reading this book will definitely be a must have for any koi hobbyist. 

Add life to your garden pond by making it a haven for fish, birds, and animals! One of the world's acknowledged experts on designing water gardens now helps you create a healthy environment where creatures of the wild can thrive. From choosing the right fish for your pond type and climate to water chemistry basics, this beautifully photographed manual guides you every step of the way. A classification of fish includes each species' space requirements, sociability, spawning habits, hardiness, appearance, and more. See how to introduce them to the pond, and recognize signs of illness. There's advice on maintenance, installing extra features, and filtration. Construct a bird pond habitat, and know what other "visitors" (like frogs or raccoons) to expect. You'll enjoy your pond more than ever!.

Comprehensive information on all aspects of water gardening including a historical overview. Detailed information on building, stocking and maintaining a garden pond. Includes an extensive plant directory. Beautifully photographed and exquisitely written. An excellent addition to any book collection.  

Special photography by Perry D. Slocum & Bob Romar Nothing adds tranquility, movement, interest, and style to a garden like a water feature. But without the proper plantings, a garden's pond becomes little more than an oversized puddle. Packed with superb full-color photographs of thriving water gardens, this detailed manual will help you select, cultivate, and care for aquatic plants in your garden. Learn the basics of planting, fertilizing, propagating, caring for plants year-round, and controlling pests and disease. Then choose the plants that suit your water garden and your tastes. Extensive, fully illustrated directories list the commonly available submerged aquatic plants for ornamental ponds, floating aquatics and aquatics with floating leaves, hardy and tropical water lilies, lotuses, marginal aquatics, and water irises. For each plant you'll get its scientific and common names, a description of its appearance and habits, and important information on potting, growing, and propagation. This valuable resource will help ensure the success of your garden. The definitive book for water gardeners! Published in hardcover as Aquatic Plants & Their Cultivation.

Informal ponds, raised pools, small canals, fountains, or streams: it's never been easier to create a water feature that will bring a new dimension into your garden! With modern construction materials, accessories and plants available in increasing variety, water gardening is within everyone's reach. and, this practical introduction shows you how to build just the type to suit your needs, even if you have absolutely no expertise at all. Whether you only have space for a small, self-enclosed half-barrel or can make room for a cascading waterfall, the easy-to-follow instructions will show how to plan, construct, excavate and install, and plant. Photographs and illustrations display ways to maintain the pond, trouble-free. Site the feature properly; avoid pitfalls with the help of numerous boxed tips; add a range of decorative features, including edging; and make a home for plants, fish, and wildlife. Soon you'll be outdoors, enjoying the sounds, shapes, and magic only water can make.

Now for the first time, an expert water gardener shows you how to keep a beautiful and healthy water garden, and provides a full-color troubleshooting guide for avoiding and solving many of the problems you're likely to encounter. The tips you need on planning, prevention, and maintenance will save you hours of trouble. These simple steps, collected from experts from around the world, start with practical advice for site planning to prevent root invasion, runoff contamination, rainfall flooding, and underground water pressure. They show how, during construction, to prevent pre-formed pond, cracks and collapses. You get tips for repairing waterfalls, lighting, pumps and filtration, along with steps for improving water quality and preventing algae growth. A major section is devoted to caring for water plants and fish: choosing them, stocking them, and helping them thrive, as well as protecting them from pests, animals, and seasonal threats. Bonus: information on the safe use of chemicals, and conversion tables for basic formulas used in treating and managing your pond.

Now for the first time, an expert water gardener shows you how to keep a beautiful and healthy water garden, and provides a full-color troubleshooting guide for avoiding and solving many of the problems you're likely to encounter. The tips you need on planning, prevention, and maintenance will save you hours of trouble. These simple steps, collected from experts from around the world, start with practical advice for site planning to prevent root invasion, runoff contamination, rainfall flooding, and underground water pressure. They show how, during construction, to prevent pre-formed pond, cracks and collapses. You get tips for repairing waterfalls, lighting, pumps and filtration, along with steps for improving water quality and preventing algae growth. A major section is devoted to caring for water plants and fish: choosing them, stocking them, and helping them thrive, as well as protecting them from pests, animals, and seasonal threats. Bonus: information on the safe use of chemicals, and conversion tables for basic formulas used in treating and managing your pond.

Everything one needs to know about a water garden is here: selecting a site, construction, building a waterfall, safety and water-quality tips, pumps and filtration, prevention of algae, and cleaning and maintaining a pond. This practical guide is illustrated throughout with color photographs."--Booklist. "...chock-full of information...an extremely useful and highly recommended resource."--American Horticulturist. "...an experienced water gardener focuses strictly on maintaining a garden pond by troubleshooting or preventing problems that may occur to the structure, plants, or fish."--LJ.

Projects described and illustrated for beautifying a backyard water garden include paving and edging the pond perimeter, using everything from colored pebbles to ornamental statues for decorative purposes, constructing bridges, decks, miniature islands, and more. These handsome, instructively illustrated "how-to" books cover a wide array of imaginative water garden concepts. Exceptionally attractive designs and ambitious projects can be carried out with surprising ease by gardeners who follow the author's clear, step-by-step, photo-illustrated instructions. Details include suggestions for stocking water gardens with fish and embellishing them with aquatic and waterside plants. These practical books emphasize low-maintenance water features that offer maximum beauty with a minimum of fuss.

Water has been featured prominently in garden designs for thousands of years; hardly surprisingly it can captivate the senses, creating visually stimulating light and movement and soothing splashing and bubbling sounds. In its many forms, water can be used as the focus of a new garden or to add an exciting one. Encompassing every aspect of Water In The Garden, this beautiful but also eminently practical book is full of ideas for incorporating water into a garden design. Ponds, watercourses, waterfalls, fountains and small water features from pebble fountains to troughs are illustrated with inspiring photographs, and their construction explained in detailed text and, where applicable, step-by-step diagrams. There is also a section devoted to bridging water using stepping stones, timber decking and islands as well as a variety of bridges. But the book doesn't confine itself to the water features; comprehensive chapters on water garden plants and pond fish are no less important and give advice on choosing plants and fish is explained in a chapter on water garden care, which also contains essential information on water quality and filtration, pond care and a seasonal guide. The final chapter looks at how to design, build and plant a wildlife pond that will attract a variety of creatures birds, amphibians, aquatic insects and microscopic water life and help to improve the environment as a whole.

All you need is a container no bigger than a fish aquarium and a few minutes a week to enjoy a flourishing water garden. Choose from several beautiful and simple methods, and a surprising variety of containers and plantings, from classic lotuses and small water lilies peeking out of traditional urns to pots and tubs on windowsills and door stoops. Here is the basic information needed on:
* picking a container
* stocking fish
* preventing predators and pests
* adapting to the changing seasons
and much more. Color photos will inspire your ideas, and close-up photos and drawings show how to carry out each step. "...well-illustrated."--Atlanta Journal Constitution. "...all clearly and simply explained and well photographed."--Library Journal.

The Water Garden Encyclopedia  

The Ultimate Guide to Designing, Constructing, Planting and Maintaining Garden Ponds and Water Features. Whether it's a simple pond, an imaginative waterfall, or a lavish fountain, the water garden is fast-becoming one of the most popular and exciting backyard features. Water weaves an exciting strand into the tapestry of any garden. A calm pool mirrors the sky and surrounding trees. Fountains, streams and waterfalls introduce movement and the relaxing sound of splashing water.

The Water Garden Encyclopedia opens with a section that explains how to get started and covers the basic principles of siting, finding the right equipment, and calculating sizes and capacities. The contents are then divided into six main sections:

Water gardening in containers

Formal ponds and water gardens

Natural water gardens

Waterfalls and fountains

Imaginative use of pond features and decorations

Pond plants and cultivation

 Part of the pleasure of water gardens is that they come in as many shapes and sizes as the imagination permits. Almost anything that holds water can support some plant life and even fish. So stop dreaming and start doing! In this book author, Derek Lambert, a longtime English water gardener, explains garden pond essentials like, design, construction, filtration and maintenance as well as garden pond artistry - selecting the right plants and fish for the kind of pond you choose to create. Readers will learn how to put these elements together to create a beautiful pond - big or small. The many color photos throughout the text give the reader an illustrated guide to all stages of water gardening.

 John Dawes's Book of Water Gardens is loaded with practical, easy-to-follow instructions what tell and show exactly why, how, when and what to do to set up your own pool or pond. For the first time ever, all the necessary information to create a garden pond is in one book, with special sections on choosing plants and fish. This book shows how to construct ponds that can be either elaborate or economical and offers an especially revealing section about choosing and installing pond filtration equipment.

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