The World Of Koi by Nick Fletcher, TONY PITHAM (2005, Paperback)

This book is a treasure trove of information, especially for a beginer. The information is easy to understand and the book contains many detailed pictures to give you a visual of the written information. It covers different pond set ups with photos and sketches, different filtration systems with varying costs, pumps and information on maintaining water quality. The pictures and written information describing each type of Koi and color patterns are fantastic. It is a great guide for finding the right kind of Koi to meet the desires of the very motivated up-and-coming Koi collector and the casual Koi keeper.This book helps you to get an idea of how much you may want to spend on your fish, your pond and your filtration system. It would make a great addition to any Koi keeper's library, if for nothing else, to help the Non-Koi keeping population to understand one's enthusiasm for these beautiful, trainable and entertaining fish.