So what exactly is husbandry? Im planning out a video to make for my friend who wants to get into the hobby and one of the topics I have wrote down is husbandry. I think I know what it is but can't find a definition other than it means "fish farming".
So to me fish husband means keeping fish in a tank that will get along and not bump heads. Also to me it means having all of the right fish for a tank. Having a wrasse will help with pests, a goby will help with sifting the sand, a Tang with keeping algae at bay. A filefish or copper band will help to keep aiptasia at bay. All of these fish in a properly sized aquarium would be an example of good husbandry, correct?
Bad husbandry would be adding several adult clownfish in a tank or having multiple of the same types of tangs with the same body shape (although I know some can do it just fine). Last another bad example of fish husbandry would be to add lionfish or frogfish to a tank with smaller fish. Am I correct so far?
Coral husbandry.
Proper coral husbandry would be to keep similar corals together and not placing a torch next to an acropora that could get stung. Zoas, palys and mushrooms play well together, which would be good coral husbandry as well. Don't plan to keep acan lords if you have an aiptasia eating file fish since after the aiptasia is gone it may start nipping at them and other soft corals...(had this happen on two different occasions).
I just want to make sure im explaining it to my friend correctly. I appreciate any input you have.
So to me fish husband means keeping fish in a tank that will get along and not bump heads. Also to me it means having all of the right fish for a tank. Having a wrasse will help with pests, a goby will help with sifting the sand, a Tang with keeping algae at bay. A filefish or copper band will help to keep aiptasia at bay. All of these fish in a properly sized aquarium would be an example of good husbandry, correct?
Bad husbandry would be adding several adult clownfish in a tank or having multiple of the same types of tangs with the same body shape (although I know some can do it just fine). Last another bad example of fish husbandry would be to add lionfish or frogfish to a tank with smaller fish. Am I correct so far?
Coral husbandry.
Proper coral husbandry would be to keep similar corals together and not placing a torch next to an acropora that could get stung. Zoas, palys and mushrooms play well together, which would be good coral husbandry as well. Don't plan to keep acan lords if you have an aiptasia eating file fish since after the aiptasia is gone it may start nipping at them and other soft corals...(had this happen on two different occasions).
I just want to make sure im explaining it to my friend correctly. I appreciate any input you have.