University of Georgia
Adding a water garden, complete with colorful goldfish and koi,
to your home landscape may sound like a good idea. But, just like
traditional gardens, a water garden must be tended.
To make sure water gardeners start with the right information,
the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is offering a
one-day class on fish management in water gardens.
The class is set for Tuesday, May 16, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
on the UGA campus in Tifton, Ga. It will meet in the Aquaculture
Unit.
UGA aquaculture expert Gary Burtle, an associate professor with
the UGA College of Agricultural and Environment Sciences, will
lead the class, which will cover types of fish, introducing fish
into a pond, diseases of koi and goldfish, feeding and fish
behavior, pond water quality and pond features.
This training is designed for novice and experienced water
gardeners and those who advise pond owners. The cost is $20,
which includes class materials and lunch.
Participants must preregister by May 12 by calling Burtle at
(229) 386-3364 or emailing him at gburtle@uga.edu. For more
information on the class, see the UGA aquaculture program’s Web
site at www.cpes.peachnet.edu/aquaculture.
