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Koi 1 Go Sanke Varieties (Volume 1)

The Koi 1 book has 351 pages dedicated entirely to the study of Gosanke varieties -origins, skin quality, growth development and characteristics of certain bloodlines. only £49.95

The Koi 1 book explains Koi sexing, judging, size and age, methods of rearing, colour, and skin quality.
Koi 1 Gosanke Varieties - The book goes into great detail discussing and providing photographic examples of sahi and kiwa, skin quality, growth and development, origins, bloodlines, and body forms for all the gosanke varieties.

Breeder sections include a detail history and description of production values for breeders in Nagaoaka, Ojiya, Uonuma, Isawa, Fukui, Hiroshima, and Fukuoaka regions. Just a partial lists includes Maruboshi, Hasegawa, Isa, Torazo, Shinoda, Izumiya, Hoshikin, Oomo, Maradou, Jinbei, Tanaka, Shintaro, Murata, Matsunosuke, Kachi, Sakai, Ueno, and Ogata.

Koi 1 Gosanke Varieties books gives you a In-depth explanations about Koi care and health, water chemistry, nutrition, etc.

Koi 2 Kawari Varieties (Volume 2)

Koi 2 Kawari Varieties also 351 pages, dedicated entirely to the study of Kawari varieties - origins, skin quality, growth development and characteristics of certain bloodlines.
 
Koi 2 Kawari Varieties explains Shiro Utsuri, Ki Utsuri, Bekko, Asagi, Gin Rin varieties, Doitsu varieties, Shusui, Goshiki, Hajiro, Kumonryu, Chagoi, Soragoi, Ochiba, Midorigoi, Koromo, Yamabuki, Ogon, Matsuba, Hariwake, Kikusui, Kujaku, Kikokuryu, and many more! This section of Koi 2 Kawari Varieties also discusses the development of varieties from Kobayashi Showa, Tatsu Magoi, and Asagi Magoi.

Similar to koi 1 Go Sanke Varieties, the Koi 2 Kawari Varieties book provides for an extensive discussion of various breeders of Kawari including Aoki, Ikarashi, Kase, Yotaro, Otsuka, Kataoka, Sakazume, Masaki, Kuniyasu, Ohya, Hirasawa, Chogorou, Miya, Yagenji, Hosokai, Kaneko, Ohfuchi, Yamasaki, Yamada, and Omosako

The First Book - The Path to Understanding - from Mistake to Mystique Deals with every aspect of Koi. From a detailed work about how Koi and the Koi industry emerged, water, an incredibly detailed segment on state of the art pond design, to health aspects, Koi shows and The Definitive Work on Tategoi. This aspect especially has been laboured over by Peter for years — the understanding of a lifetime in Koi.

The Second Book - The Path to Yamakoshi - the Highways and the Byways Takes us on four basic journeys through the mountains of Yamakoshi. Starting from Nagaoka/Ojiya it takes an the reader on an incredible journey through the legendary villages of Niigata and visits literally hundreds of the leading breeders. It not only shows you where they are and how to find them, it actually takes you there! It reveals incredible details about many of the world leading breeders.

If you want to get familiar with all the koi varieties, then these 3 High Quality Posters showing 126 varieties of Koi are an absolute must, they come laminated and will last you many years.

These koi posters will grace any fish house, you could even frame them if you really wanted to, sizes are 98cm x 69cm. The koi Variety names are in English and Japanese.

These Koi identification posters show 42 koi varieties on each koi poster.

Identify your koi speedily and easily with these high quality posters, they will give you quick and easy reference to identifying the koi in your pond.

Click on the pdf above to have a closer look.

If you want to get familiar with all the koi varieties, then these 3 High Quality Posters showing 126 varieties of Koi are an absolute must, they come laminated and will last you many years.

These koi posters will grace any fish house, you could even frame them if you really wanted to, sizes are 98cm x 69cm. The koi Variety names are in English and Japanese.

These Koi identification posters show 42 koi varieties on each koi poster.

Identify your koi speedily and easily with these high quality posters, they will give you quick and easy reference to identifying the koi in your pond.

Click on the pdf above to have a closer look.

If you want to get familiar with all the koi varieties, then these 3 High Quality Posters showing 126 varieties of Koi are an absolute must, they come laminated and will last you many years.

These koi posters will grace any fish house, you could even frame them if you really wanted to, sizes are 98cm x 69cm. The koi Variety names are in English and Japanese.

These Koi identification posters show 42 koi varieties on each koi poster.

Identify your koi speedily and easily with these high quality posters, they will give you quick and easy reference to identifying the koi in your pond.

Click on the pdf above to have a closer look.