subject: Five Guidelines For Fish In Aquaponics [print this page] Aquaponics system is sustainable and is easy way to grow your organic vegetable while the fish will help you with the fertilizing and the care of the plants, the main two parts of a system like this are working in harmony with each other and creating a balance in the system. The main parts of aquaponics are plants and fish, when the fish that kept in the holding tanks provides all the nutrients for the plants to grow.
the fish in the holding tanks are being feed regularly and are doing their business in the water (the waste), the waste that is accumulate in the water is being transformed by a bacteria that is in the fish water, the bacteria will cultivate in the water a few days after you put the fish in the water and will transform all the fish excrete into nutrients that plants can feed of. The plants will take from the water all the nourishing substances for the growth and will leave the water clean, the wate then will be re-circulated back to the fish tanks clean, filtered and oxygenated.
For aquaponics system to work well healthy fish is extremely important, you want to feed the fish well and make sure that their environment is ideal.
Here are a few tips that will help you keep your fish tank thrives:
Fish are a living creature and need to be feed regularly on a daily basis.
Fish like to swim in the water in patterns, they mostly will stay in a certain level in the water and they will swim from side to side and not up and down, you want to make sure you are choosing a tank that have enough space for your fish to move around, fish are happier and healthier when they have the space that they need for their movement.
In extreme weather temperatures it is very important to protect your fish, depends on the type of fish, fish need a certain temperature to stay in a good shape, and it is always good to know what the ideal conditions for your fish.
Filtration is one more thing you would like to explore options of filtering the water from any solid excrete that can be left in the water are recommended and available for you to use.
Oxygenating the water is important to the system and the fish particularly, oxygen in the will improve the water condition and will help to transform the water to nutrients rich water, the oxygen will benefit the health of the fish, rich oxygen water will transform better for the bacteria need oxygen for best results.
The fish in your aquaponics system are playing an important role and keeping them healthy will help you system to produce better healthier plants.
