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Air Pump
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
How long can a Goldfish live without an Air pump?
I just got a Small goldfish from the fair and put it in a small, plastic tank. I don’t have a Air pump, and it seems to be swimming to the top for air… Can it live in these conditions?
Blowing bubbles in the tank will just introduce carbon dioxide in the tank.
What’s really happening is the goldfish has too much ammonia output (pee) in the tank. This ammonia is hurting the fish and robbing it of oxygen so it is gasping for air. You need to change the fish’s water.
Now, coming to air pumps. The bubbles an air pump makes are not what oxygenates your water. All those bubbles you see do NOTHING. They just rise to the surface. When they hit the surface of the water, they will shake it. And this agitation of the surface is what introduces oxygen into the water. If you have a filter that can do this (and it should do this – turn the exit nozzle to the surface) then you don’t need an air pump. In fact, no properly stocked tank ever needs an air pump. A filter would be more than enough to oxygenate a properly stocked tank.
Which brings me to the important point, a small plastic tank is not suitable for your goldfish. Here is an adult goldfish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUtajoVi8qw it wont fit in your tank.
And sorry to burst the bubble, the goldfish needs 75 gallons of water, with about 150 gallons worth of filtration. Something I doubt you have. Goldfish are not cheap to care for. They can’t be kept in a bowl. They are supposed to live 20-40 years.
I would suggest changing your fish’s water, and adding a water conditioner to the water so that you remove the Chlorine and other “bad stuff” from the water. What you should rightfully do is return this fish to a pet shop. They will usually accept it for free, because they can sell it for money to other people.
But if you insist on keeping this fish, read up on the following:
- Nitrogen Cycle for Tanks (Fishless Cycle)
- Common Goldfish Care
Then buy a 75 Gallon Tank, cycle it (takes about 6-8 weeks), and make sure you have a filter rated at 150 gallons. Finally add your goldfish. Till then you need daily 100% water changes in the small plastic tank.
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