You can oxygenate your water without a pump by filling a cup or pitcher with the fish tank water and then lift it up high and then pour the water back in several times.
The water will pick up the oxygen and introduce it into the fish tank.
You can add oxygen to your fish tank by slowly pouring the water from the fish tank into it from some height above.
The water will pick up air en route as well as drive oxygen into the fish tank water.
How much oxygen is added depends on how high above the tank you pour the water and how many times you repeat this procedure.
A waterfall does not oxygenate a fish tank as waterfalls only aerate and circulate the surface of the water and leave the bottom of the water mostly untouched.
This can lead to an anaerobic environment which is low oxygen developing on the bottom of the fish tank and causes an increase in organic buildup.
You can add oxygen to your fish tank fast by using a fish tank air pump or by slowly pouring some water into the fish tank from some height above the fish tank.
The water will then pick up air en route as well as drive oxygen into the fish tank water.
The amount of oxygen that is added to the fish tank this way depends on how high above the fish tank you pour the water into it and how many times you repeat the procedure.
With some species of fish you do need air bubbles in the fish tank and for other species of fish you don't need air bubbles.
Certain species of fish like betta fish prefer still water and the presence of an air pump and air bubbles can agitate the fish.
In most case and for most fish though air bubbles and an air pump will benefit the fish by allowing them to have more oxygen in the water to breathe.
Fish coming to the surface or top of the tank indicates a lack of oxygen in the water in the fish tank which causes the fish to swim up to the surface to breathe, as the concentration of dissolved oxygen is highest here.
Increasing the water movement in your fish tank is the quickest way to increase oxygen (O2) levels in a fish tank, as it allows more O2 to dissolve and carbon dioxide (CO2) to be released.
This can be easily done using an air pump, performing large water changes, manually stirring the water, or placing a fan near the aquarium.
The best things to feed yellow fish are pellets, brine shrimp, Krill and mysis shrimp.
To enhance the yellow in fish you can add a food additive to your fishes food known as Carophyll yellow which is very effective at enhancing the color of pond fish and aquarium fish.
The food that brings out the blue in fish is seaweed.
The color of food you feed your fish does affect the fish and makes the fishes color look different.
Although you can't completely change the fishes color by feeding it certain foods as the color of fish are genetically set.
The best way to make your fish more blue is to use seaweed with their food.
Or feed the fish some seaweed along with their regular food which will help make your fish more blue.
The most common way that they dye fish is through dye injection through use of a syringe.
Fish are most often injected with the dye multiple times and the fish may also be dipped in caustic solution to strip the fishes outer slime coat and then dipped in dye.
Dye fish with this method is very likely to kill the fish as well, especially if not done correctly.
While dyes don't typically hurt fish or other aquatic animals, they can affect desirable submergent plants that fish and other aquatic life may use for food and habitat.
There are three common dye colors available for use: blue, black and a mix of the two imparting a deeper color to the water.
Scientists group fish into three main types.
They are divided into these groups because of the structure of their mouths and the types of skeletons they have.
There are jawless fishes, cartilaginous (cart uhl AJ uh nuhs) fishes, and bony fishes.
All three types are "cold-blooded," or ectotherms.
Fishes are a group of animals that are completely aquatic vertebrates that have gills, scales, swim bladders to float, most produce eggs, and are ectothermic.
Sharks, stingrays, skates, eels, puffers, seahorses, clownfish are all examples of fishes.
The biggest fish in the ocean is the Rhincodon typus or whale shark.
Despite their tremendous size and intimidating appearance, whale sharks are commonly docile and approachable.