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Old 22-08-2005, 09:23 AM
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Galactuz, I am totally agreed with you and impressed with your Guppy Knowlegde... Guppy lifespan is depend on environment, tempreature, food & etc... but beside these issue, gene also very important...
Hehe thank you for your compliments. But compared to you I am still relatively new in guppy scene. I liked fishes very much. My first choice of study was Marine Biology or Aquaculture but because of family's view and lack of job oppurtunities I didn't pursue it. But alass I din't follow any of their recommended field i.e Com. Science Field/Engineering Fields. I'm a aspiring scientist but in a different field so I do read alot when it comes to things I am interested

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Old 22-08-2005, 09:33 AM
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well a little knowledge i can provide about keeping guppies.. Most of the vendors says u can keep guppies without air pump.I disagree with that.It actually depends on the size of ur aquarium.If u are having a deep tank , it is advisable to have an air pump.It is not that guppy dont need oxygen to breath in, but they get their oxygen by swimming to the top.So juz imagine that it have to swim up to get some oxygen and then down.By doing their rather frequently, it will be rather exhausting.
Eeeeemmmm true in a sense. The transfer of oxygen between atmosfere and water depends on the interface between them. The larger the surface the better the interface. Therefore keeping guppies doesn't require you to have very big deep tanks but instead large surface area shallow tanks. I even had guppies in my outside basins planted with water lilies which the experts won't agree because the leaves covered much of the surface until the haze wiped them out because of the layer of dirt deposited. Anyway having airstones will help the aeration by creating turbulence on the water's surface. You may not agree to this documented findings I about to reveal. The bubbles created by the airstone inside the water doesn't actually provide the dissolved oxygen. Why you may ask. This is because the bubble actually rising at a rapid rate that actually prevented it to be dissolved into the water. It was actually the motion it created on the surface like a mini tsunami hehe waves on the surface when it reaches the surface and burst that actually helps the aeration of water. So if you have a filtration system that creates little waves on the surface water it should suffice.

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Old 22-08-2005, 09:35 AM
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i realize now that the lack of air pump might be the reason because i only rely on the water filter to give oxygen to them.Today will be buying an air pump for the aquarium and see how things goes.

P/S: 2 more female guppy died
Yes and no. Maybe and maybe not. You'll not know until you get the water tested. Pls view my comments in your other thread. You'll know what I mean.

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