Results for “vegetative”

vegetative

Of, relating to, or capable of growth, or functioning in processes such as growth or nutrition rather than sexual reproduction.

Used in 28 profiles

aufwuchs

Adopted German term meaning 'surface growth' used to describe the aggregate of plants, animals and detritus adhering to solid surfaces such as rocks or vegetation in aquatic environments.

Used in 119 profiles

biome

A major regional or global biotic community normally characterised by the dominant vegetation and local climatic conditions, e.g., deserts, tropical rainforests, tundra. The two major aquatic biomes are freshwater and marine but these are often broken down into less-generalised categories.

biotope aquarium

Arguably misapplied term used fashionably when describing an aquarium set up to resemble the natural habitat of specific fish(es) including replication of water chemistry, vegetation and sympatric fish species.

Used in 17 profiles

fecund

Producing or capable of producing offspring or vegetation. Sometimes used in reference to particularly productive organisms.

Used in 33 profiles

flake food

Commercially-produced, dried, artificially manufactured food for fishes maintained in aquaria or ponds. Usually comprises a combination of macro nutrients, trace elements and vitamins and may contain additional colour-enhancing, medicative or vegetable additives.

Used in 10 profiles

gut loading

Process by which live prey is raised and fed nutritious foods prior to use, e.g., feeding crickets on dried fish food or fresh vegetables before being offered to the fish.

Used in 4 profiles

herbivore

An organism whose diet consists almost exclusively of vegetable matter.

Used in 18 profiles

peat

A compressed accumulation of partially-decomposed, chiefly vegetable matter typically found in certain marshes, bogs, and peat swamp forests throughout the world. It forms via breakdown of various plants and other organic materials in water when full decomposition is prevented due to localised acidic, anaerobic conditions. As a result of this somewhat specific nature the organisms inhabiting peaty environments are often stenotypic and found nowhere else. Peat can be used as a fuel when dried and thus has industrial importance in some countries. Also used in aquaria, especially in order to simulate blackwater habitats, either in pure, artificially-granulated or liquid extract form.

Used in 268 profiles

pellet food

Commercially-produced, dried, food for fishes compressed into a hard, pelleted form. Usually comprises a combination of macro nutrients, trace elements and vitamins and may contain additional colour-enhancing, medicative or vegetable additives. Available in a range of grain sizes and brands.

Used in 56 profiles

riparian

Of, inhabiting, or located on the bank of a river or other watercourse, e.g., riparian vegetation.

Used in 199 profiles

swamp

Low-lying, uncultivated wetland dominated by woody vegetation.

Used in 283 profiles

tannin

Any of various yellowish or brownish solid compounds found in many plants and used for various commercial purposes. Derived from gallic acid and also known as tannic acid. Often present in water bodies with large amounts of decaying vegetation or where the underlying or surrounding soil contains peat and responsible for the typically brownish (tea-coloured) water in such environments and aquaria containing certain types of wood.

Used in 317 profiles