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Do I need an air pump??
By: nursemandy Date: October 10, 2014, 9:45 am
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OK so I have a top edge filter....good amount of movement across
top of tank. I have an internal filter...good current running
mid tank. My water is super clear. The internal filter has a
tube running into the output, that could be hooked up to a air
pump for bubbles. So long story, short question: Do African
Cichlids prefer/need bubbles?
#Post#: 1317--------------------------------------------------
Re: Do I need an air pump??
By: agirard2003 Date: October 10, 2014, 2:14 pm
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make sure you have surface movement and you won't require a air
pump. by surface movement, i mean visible water movement. A sign
of not enough water movement is you will discover a film on top
of the water. If you notice that then you don't have enough
surface movement.
I don't have one on my 55g and have no problems with my fish.
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Re: Do I need an air pump??
By: Thecrazyfishlady Date: October 10, 2014, 3:02 pm
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The only reasons I could think of to even put one in there is
either A: you are running unusually heavily stocked, or B: you
want to give them something to play with. I've heard several
people say their Africans love to play with the bubbles, but I
don't know the truth of it.
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Re: Do I need an air pump??
By: Jeremiahsfish Date: October 16, 2014, 10:30 pm
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I have a couple of Oscars that love playing in there bubbles.
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Re: Do I need an air pump??
By: probn Date: October 17, 2014, 11:24 am
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I dont think you need air pump if you have enough water movement
in the tank :D
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Re: Do I need an air pump??
By: Stu4648 Date: October 17, 2014, 1:11 pm
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I have a corner tank that probably would benefit from the likes
of an air pump although I decided to use a wave maker instead to
keep the water circulating. It creates a nice current around the
tank. A powerhead would do a similar job.
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