Human population worldwide growth neccessiates searching for new agricultural systems to meet the increasing demand for food (Molden, 2007; Fedor et al., 2010).For example, systems that integrate plants with fish production are recognized as environmentally friendly and sustainable (Rakocy et al., 2006).Aquaponic involves combining fish and soilless plant production.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has emphasized aquaculture as a sustainable food production practice for the future and recently issued small-scale guidelines for the aquaponic system production )Somerville et al., 2016).In Europe, numerous start-up companies have taken