1996. Hardcover with dustcover, A4 size, 160 neat pages. Colourfully illustrated. Well bound.

Since the introduction of koi in the 1970s, these graceful and dignified 'living jewels' have become the hobby - or obsession - of many South Africans, and the koi shows at which fanciers and breeders show off their biggest and most beautiful specimens, some of them almost beyond price, draw crowds of admiring and envious spectators. This book contains virtually everything the koi-keeper needs to know and includes top quality photography of all the koi varieties, including recent All-Japan champions and the best of South Africa's own koi. Ronnie Watt, editor and principal author of this book, is the koi breeder at Orient Fish Farm, Cullinan, where a bloodline breeding philosophy has produced many South African National Koi Show champions and winners. Servaas de Kock, co-author and editor, is the koi breeder at Q-Koi Fish Farm at Bonnievale in the Western Cape and specialist in producing Showa Sanke and Utsuri.