Are air bubbles safe??

[Elisabeth83]

Well are they? My fish play in my filter current especially my cories where there is a lot air bubbles. I can't remeber what exactly it was I read but I think it was something about the bubbles getting in the body and causing problems. Also something about pop eye I think.

I tried searching on google for my answer but I couldnt find much

 

[Ben]

i wouldnt see a problem with bubbles
DD

 

[yvez9]

i know puffers don't handle air at all but most fish will just eject air trhough the gills if they actually try to eat it...

 

[B75]

My fish have always been swimming in my bubble given off by an air stone and they love it, never had a problem.

 

[chishnfips]

Well are they? My fish play in my filter current especially my cories where there is a lot air bubbles. I can't remeber what exactly it was I read but I think it was something about the bubbles getting in the body and causing problems. Also something about pop eye I think.

I tried searching on google for my answer but I couldnt find much

they might get wind!

 

[rdd1952]

Don't see a problem with the bubbles for your fish. If you have real plants though, too many bubbles (oxygen) isn't real good for their growth.

 

[LoachLover]

Don't see a problem with it, and if there was my one clown loach would've died long ago

 

[Paul_MTS]

You might of read it in this months PFK when someone wrote in.

PFK say...

"A super strong venturi can inject too much air, risking gas super-saturation. In extreme cases, this can harm fish by causing gas bubbles to form in the blood capillaries, including those of the gills.

This reduces gill function and would explain the gasping behavious"

so too much air is dangerous!

 

[BettaMomma]

If any of you have heard the story of the adorable goldfish Eggdrop (the one that surfed bubbles all day long to get where he needed to go) his owner mentioned something about too much air ingested in the goldies so the air had to be turned off for periods of time here and then, so I do know that it can cause problems - to what extent i don't know though.

 

[Def]

You may also be referring to the seahorse post I replied to last week, where I said too many bubbles in the water can be fatal.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Elisabeth83

It's not just the oxygen you need to think about, it's the current the air creates.

Some fish are from still waters and constant swimming against the current as they play can exhaust them. For example, bettas and gouramis might find it interesting, but in the long run it will take its toll on them.

 

[Elisabeth83]

So how many air bubbles should there be in a tank? I notice in my swordy/platy tank if I turn the bubbles off eventually they start sucking at the surface. I try to keep a good flow of bubbles in their tank.

Where can I find out what type of current my fish like/need?

 

[nuttyfishgirl]

the only bubbles i have in mine are from my filter current ... do i need any extra via a pump and airstones ???
mind totally bloomin boggled

 

[Elisabeth83]

I'm only talking about the air bubbles from my filter current too

 

[Fishy411]

You should be fine. I usually run a Bubbling treasure chest but right now i have angels in there and they were strugglign so its off. Just get a small airstone and run it during the day and turn it off at night. Thats what i do.