ʻO Aquaponics kahi ʻano hou o ka ʻōnaehana mahiʻai hui, kahi e hui pū ai i ka aquaculture a me ka hydroponics, kēia mau ʻenehana mahiʻai ʻokoʻa ʻelua, ma o ka hoʻolālā ecological akamai, e hoʻokō i ka synergy ʻepekema a me ka symbiosis, i mea e hoʻokō ai ʻO ka hopena symbiotic ecological o ka hānai ʻana i ka iʻa me ka hoʻololi ʻole i ka wai. a me ka pilikia ʻole o ka maikaʻi o ka wai, a me ka ulu ʻana i nā mea kanu me ka ʻole o ka fertilization. ʻO ka ʻōnaehana ka nui o nā loko iʻa, nā loko kānana a me nā loko kanu. Ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka mahiʻai kuʻuna, hoʻopakele ʻo ia i ka 90% o ka wai, ʻo ka hoʻopuka ʻana o nā mea kanu he 5 mau manawa ma mua o ka mahiʻai kuʻuna, a ʻo ka hoʻopuka ʻana o ka iʻa he 10 mau manawa ma mua o ka mahiʻai kuʻuna.