References

Books and sources used across this site, in one place.

Varieties

• 川田洋之助 (Kawada Younosuke). 四大地金魚のすべて (Yondai jikingyo no subete, “All about the four great regional goldfish”: tosakin, jikin/rokurin, nankin, Osaka ranchu). MPJ / Marine Kikaku (エムピージェー／マリン企画), 2009. ISBN 978-4-89512-558-1.
• Goldfish of China: Descriptions and Illustrations of Diversed Goldfish in China (中国金鱼), chief editors 叶其昌 (Ye Qichang) and 曲利明 (Qu Liming), 海峡书局 / The Straits Publishing & Distributing Group. Fold-out “Variety Diagram for Chinese Goldfish” (中国金鱼品种图). The variety tree redraws its names and lines; the fish line drawings are outlines traced from its paintings, or from photos (wakin, royal goose head, oranda, pearlscale, bubble eye, telescope eye, butterfly telescope, red-cap, high-head, pompom and pompom eggfish). Paintings and photos are not reproduced.

Fish health, medications and disinfection

• Dr. Erik Johnson, Koi Health & Disease: Everything You Need To Know, 2nd edition (2014; also called the "Reload"). Praziquantel dose: "Praziquantel for Koi Deworming and Flukes", drjohnson.com.
• The club's own dictated medication notes (salt, Epsom salt baths, hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate, methylene blue) — the authority on this page where figures differ.
• Diseases of Carp — methylene blue (treatment table; biofilter damage).
• Aquarium Co-op, How to use the Quarantine Medication Trio — aquariumcoop.com/blogs/faqs/how-to-use-quarantine-med-trio (quarantine trio dose and schedule).
• Hikari / Aquarium Solutions, Ich-X product data sheet — hikariusa.com/img/pds/PDS_IchX.pdf (formalin and malachite green concentrations; overdose warning).
• Fritz Aquatics, ParaCleanse product page — fritzaquatics.com/products/paracleanse (may inhibit nitrifying bacteria; monitor ammonia and nitrite).
• The club's own notes on sterilizing and disinfecting (bleach recipe; Virkon Aquatic rates with and without fish, and the pond-drug and koi-pond schedules they record).
• Koi-keeper Virkon Aquatic water doses: Bradan Biosecurity, Using Virkon Aquatic to Sanitize Koi Ponds — leaflet PDF; The Virkon Aquatic Story, Koi magazine, June 2006 — article PDF; koimad.dk, VirkonS and Virkon Aquatic — leaflet PDF; Koi Water Garden — koicarp.org.uk; Absolute Koi; SPH Supplies; Causeway Koi. Forum posts (anecdotal): Koiphen, koiforum.uk (1), koiforum.uk (2).
• Syndel / LANXESS, Virkon Aquatic container label (EPA Reg. No. 39967-137) — syndel.com label PDF (active ingredients, 1% dilution, 10-minute contact, 20–30 minute equipment soak, "must not be applied directly to water", hazards).
• Syndel, Virkon Aquatic: Directions for General Use — syndel.com general instructions PDF (dilution table, scoop size, 7-day solution life).
• LANXESS, Virkon Aquatic Safety Data Sheet (US, SDS 203000008872) — syndel.com SDS PDF (composition, incompatible materials, aquatic toxicity).
• Clorox, Bleach Do's & Don'ts — clorox.com, and Clorox Disinfecting Bleach SDS — thecloroxcompany.com SDS PDF (never mix with ammonia or acids; mix only with water).
• Current product labels — follow the bottle over any figure here.