Hydroculture/Physiology/Aquatic
This is about aquaculture plant and symbiotic organisms in hydroculture systems: the focus is horticultural. Aquaponic and aquascaping organisms are covered in this section.
Hydrophytes
[edit | edit source]Hydrophytes are aquatic plants. Aquatic plants can transport oxygen throughout its stem, unlike land plants. Hydrophytes need plenty of light, as in their natural environments.
Semi-aquatic plants
[edit | edit source]Semi-aquatic plants are adapted to live with its root system in both submerged and land based environments. Only during this time, when a plant's root system is submerged it is involved in hydroculture. (cranberry and watercress)
Symbiotic animals
[edit | edit source]Animals in aquaponics or aquaculture form a symbiotic relationship with plant-life. Aquatic animals need some light like in their natural environments.
Freshwater
[edit | edit source]Goldfish, Loricariidae catfish, snails and shrimp eat algae.
Plant-like animals
[edit | edit source]Coral are a saltwater animal that require high maintenance. There are freshwater and saltwater sponge.
Aquaponics
[edit | edit source]Aquascaping
[edit | edit source]Saltwater aquascaping is for aesthetic reasons. Coral, sponges and saltwater plants may (possibly) form a symbiotic relationship.
(Aquarium keeping, fishkeeping, other symbiotic animals and aquascaping)
Aquatic gardening
[edit | edit source]garden ponds