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Why do some fish not need air pumps

Asked Jul 16, 2006, 05:04 PM — 14 Answers
My sister has a goldfish and it doesn't have an air pump in it, but my tank has to have one or all the guppies, tetra, whatever I buy or they will die. Why is that

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Dec 27, 2011, 07:21 PM
I just have a qustion im a brand new fish onwer and i have three gold fish i have no idea if i should use a filtter i have one but when i use it and my fish go to go on the side its on. It makes it hard for the to swim so they stay on one side. So should i use one and thank you for who ever answers
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Dec 27, 2011, 07:57 PM
Goldfish are pretty 'dirty' fish and really should have a filter. The one you have may be too powerful for the tank. Have a look around the actual pump (that sits under the water) and see if there are any switches or dials to turn the water flow down a bit.

I have a pump for my guppy tank that is a little too powerful and I only have it turned on during the day, I switch it off at night so they have a chance to rest.
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Dec 28, 2011, 04:15 AM

Thats a good tip shazamataz i have it on the lowest seting and still doing the same thing. It kinda puzzules me that it came with the cage
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Dec 28, 2011, 09:24 PM
*tank
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Dec 29, 2011, 11:05 AM
Mine is the same! It's actually built in to the top of the tank so I can't replace it, I just give them their quiet time at night to make up for it plus I have plenty of decorations so they can get out of the water flow if they need to.
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