Plants for oxygen?

Question

Is true that if I have plants in my tadpole tank, they won't need an air pump? If so, what plants do you recommend?

Answer 1

Yes that's true. But as long as there is light enough. Because a plant needs light for photosynthesis. I don't know, but you can ask the Store Owner. By the way, don't forget, you have to buy enough plants.

Answer 2

Plants produce O2 when there is light on them,when it's dark they reverse the process. so it's a wash. Frequent water changes will minimize the need for O2 by keeping the BOD(bio-chemical oxygen demand) low.

Answer 3

Here are some easy ones that I can suggest you:

Green Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma - perhaps the most adaptable of aquarium plants, "Hygro" has light green leaves shaped somewhat like old airplane propellers arranged in pairs along a long vertical stem. It is usually sold as a bunch plant, and a pink-veined variety called "Sunset Hygro" is also available.

Water Wisteria - Hygrophila difformis - just as hardy as green hygro, but its lacy leaves give it a very different appearance. Available in bunches or sometimes in single stalks, Wisteria grows well even under the shade of other plants. If the stalks are planted horizontally, it can be used as a temporary foreground plant.

Anacharis - Egeria densa - also known as "Elodea", this plant's dark green color and rapid growth (up to an inch per day!) make it a best seller. Bunches are commonly sold for goldfish tanks, garden ponds, and for school science projects, in addition to those sold as aquarium plants.

Corkscrew Val - Vallisneria "spiralis" - one of the smaller of the grass-like plants, Corkscrew Val grows easily and reproduces by sending out "runners" from which baby plants grow. Eventually, a small "forest" of these twisted leaves takes over an area of the aquarium.

Jungle Val - Vallisneria gigantea - rather similar to Corkscrew, Jungle Val is much taller, wider, and with straighter leaves. It also reproduces by "runners", and is again easy to cultivate in quantity. Best for taller aquariums.

Amazon Swordplant - Echinodorus bleheri - another large but very hardy plant, the Amazon Sword makes a great centerpiece for larger aquariums, but can be kept in smaller tanks with moderate lighting for quite some time.

Water Sprite - Ceratopteris pteridoides - can be grown totally submerged, where it almost resembles celery, or floating, where its leaves look a bit fuller, perhaps like oak leaves, or emerged, where its leaves are thinner and more branhy. Its classic use is in guppy tanks, but thrives in most aquariums.

Apongeton - Apongeton undulatus - very fast growing plant with ruffled leaves, this common Apongeton grows from bulbs, which are sometimes sold barren as "Wonder Bulbs". After the period of rapid growth, plants often go dormant for a few weeks, then sprout up again.

Hornwort - Ceratophyllum demersum - this one's so easy, you don't even have to plant it! A branching stem plant with very fine, stiff, needle-like leaves, Hornwort develops no roots and simply floats at the surface of the aquarium.

Thanks
Nemo

PS: The above informations are not "copyright" information, so I am unable to understand why its stinging the BIG FISH

Answer 4

Pee Tee is certainly correct. A small air pump or filter would be a good idea to keep the water moving gently and therefore keep the oxygen levels in good shape.

Some new users don't know that it's against Y!A community guidelines and against Federal Law to post a copied answer from an other web site without giving the source so here is the copywrited source for Nemos answer:
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MM

Answer 5

I was just passing through this answer, and stopped to comment about Mr.MagicMan. He seems to be more bothered about what other users are doing rather than his own answer. Just because you have a badge under your name, it does not means you are a "know all" and "suggest all". Trying to roleplay as the US GOVT, are you ?