Good Book for Koi and Ponds

[Isaiah Aviles]

Hey everyone! 

     My clients should be closing on their home soon. I found out the husband is into fish after he loved the koi pond that's staying with the home. Any recommendations to a good Koi/Pond Book? Would like something that's practical, explains things simply, and beginner friendly. 

     Trying to get him an awesome closing gift! Any suggestions would be great! 

[Fish Folk]

This one comes highly recommended...

[gardenman]

The "For Dummies" series has a "Koi for Dummies" book that's a pretty good intro. And there are a gazillion good YouTube channels/videos featuring Koi. Now there's a "koi pond" and a "real" koi pond. You'll see people calling a three-foot round hole with a plastic liner a koi pond. A "real" koi pond will be substantially larger and hold thousands of gallons of water. If it's a "real" koi pond by a koi fancier, it likely has a substantial standalone filtration system of some sort. These can be as simple as a pool filter or something more complicated like a rotary drum filter with a bakki shower. If it's a "real" koi pond, some online research into the filtration and finding manuals or operation guides for that type of filtration may be most helpful. If it's a "real" koi pond it was likely installed by a local koi specialist. There are quite a few littered around the country and giving the new homeowner their contact information might be the best option. They'll know the equipment and can advise the homeowner on the proper set-up and use of it. In the Delaware Valley/NY area Fitzfishponds.com is a big installer of koi ponds. I don't know where you're from, but pretty much every part of the country has a koi specialist retailer within reach. A quick Google should find a koi pond installer in your area who installed it if it's a "real" koi pond. Getting them in contact with a koi pro might be the best bet.