Guppies will consume the oxygen from the water and will release CO2. Using live plants, you will be able to create a self-sustaining ecosystem, which does not require an air-stone or water pump. If you don’t want to use an air stone or a water pump in your guppy aquarium, you can get rid of both. I know, air stones and water pumps are really noisy. Using Live Aquatic Plants to Produce Oxygen in Your Aquarium Live Aquatic Plants Produce Oxygen So if you want to provide good oxygen exchange good water filtration, use this internal filter. It can be placed in the tank both vertical and horizontal. It has an adjustable return flow rate and adjustable flow direction. It is more effective than a sponge filter. It comes with 3 stage filtration: mechanical, chemical and biological. This internal filter from Amazon is very effective in filtering tanks of 10-40 gallons. You can point the outflow of the internal filter to the surface of the water to create more surface agitation. Internal filters include a sponge and usually some other filter media. If air stone is not what you want, you can use an internal filter. I use and recommend these sponge filters from Amazon. This way you will filter the water and you will provide surface agitation too. Instead of an air stone, you can use a sponge filter. However, to increase their numbers, you need to use a filter media, which provides a huge surface area for the bacteria.Ī sponge filter is a great option to start with. The beneficial bacteria live everywhere in your guppy fish aquarium. Nitrates in low quantities are non-toxic for your fish. The nitrifying bacteria will turn ammonia into nitrites and nitrites into nitrates. The decaying food and fish waste will turn into ammonia (which is highly toxic for the fish). However, filtering the water is also important.īy feeding your guppies, they will produce waste. I use these pumps myself and love them because it is not nosy, unlike other air pumps. I recommend using this air pump from Amazon along with these air stones. If you want to provide good oxygen exchange and keep a high oxygen level in your guppy aquarium, I recommend using an air stone or a water pump (internal filter). Though, a water pump can be more effective in agitating the water. To agitate the surface of the water, you will need to use an air pump with an air stone or a water pump.Īir stones can produce lots of agitation in the fish tank. Water oxygen exchange happens through surface agitation. Do Guppies Need an Air Stone or Water Pump?Īs mentioned before, guppies need oxygen to live. The greater the surface agitation is, the more oxygen will be dissolved from the atmosphere into the water.
You can add pure oxygen into the aquarium water by agitating the surface or by adding fresh water, which contains dissolved oxygen molecules. That said, water contains oxygen in some form, however, guppies and other fish can’t use this oxygen to survive. Water molecules are created from two hydrogen and one oxygen molecules (H2O).
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In the next part, I will give you some info on how the oxygen exchange works and how to increase the oxygen level in your aquarium water. Guppies breathe by pumping water through their gills which takes out the oxygen from the water. NO, guppy fish can’t live without oxygen. So without further ado, here is my answer to the above question: While there are many beginners who are just starting out with keeping guppies and don’t know how air stones or oxygen exchange works, I decided to create an article on this topic. Often beginners ask me the following question: can guppy fish live without oxygen? I know that this question mostly refers to the bubbles produced by and air-stone.
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