2006-08-28 13:55:40 · 13 answers · asked by chinadoll462 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Water movement form a filter also adds oxygen to a tank. You only need to use an air pump if the fish have a tendancy to gasp at the surface.
2006-09-01 05:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is purely a million style of fish that i comprehend of that would not want an air pump and that's gold fish they have a terrific capacity to have the capacity to breath ur air and could come to the exterior of their tank to breath there for they do o.k. devoid of an air clear out, guppies on the different hand have not got this capacity and do ought to get their oxygen from their water devoid of an air clear out ur fish will die they gained't have the capacity to breath. stable luck
2016-10-01 00:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depend on your tank size. I have a 5 gallon guppies tank without air pump and everything is fine with them.
2006-08-28 17:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by Adam 45653 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they need to have an air filtration system. from my experience there are very little amount of species of fish that don't. Like betas or some goldfish.
2006-08-28 13:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by leylu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small air stone and a filterwill do..They dont need alot...your friend from Tenness...ROB
2006-08-28 14:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and a filter too. put them in at least a ten gallon tank.i,d put some live plants in the tank too,and give them some live or frozen live food often.
2006-08-28 14:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by houdini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not have live plants supplying O2 to the tank - yes.
2006-08-30 19:25:11 · answer #7 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all fish need air pumps , but dold fish and bata,s do not need air
2006-08-28 14:01:41 · answer #8 · answered by JESUS loves 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-28 14:00:38 · answer #9 · answered by bill j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-28 13:59:38 · answer #10 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋