Do Plants Need Air

[Just_Another_One]

Im setting up my 10 gallon tank into 4 sections for my bettas. It has a Eclipse 15 watt light so finally I can get my bettas some low light easy to grow plants.

The tank has no filter or air stone but it is heated to 78 degrees... Will I be able to grow Java Ferns and basic Swords or other really easy to grow plants with basically no air getting in the tank??

Plants are expensive here so I would hate to buy enough for 4 sections and eventually have them all die away.

 

[Truck]

plants do need oxygen for respiration, but if fish are in the tank then the plants will live too, as long as there is a little surface agitation you should be fine

 

[aaronnorth]

I would advise buying a filter, with the low light plant growth will be slow so there may not be enough biomass to uptake all/ most of the ammonia produced.

 

[ellena]

What aaron said-that's going to be a nightmare to maintain, you'll be doing water changes twice a day to keep ammonia down! I've done fish in cycles with 1 betta in 5 gall and that was bad enough!
Some live plants for them is a geat idea though