Oxygen injection

[Anchovie]

Ok so we all know the best thing for a planted tank (besides light and water) is co2. Has anyone ever thought of using the same system, but substitution carbon dioxide for oxygen? I mean, it's beneficial for humans to absorb pure oxygen. It helps in regenerating tissue, lung fiction, the fighting of infections, etc. why not fish? It sure is cheap enough. Just wondering if anyone has ever tried it and if so, what were the results? The reason I'm so interested is because I recently upgraded the co2 system on my planted tank, so I have an extra system (it is undersized to plant growth) laying around. What do you all think?


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[Miguel]

Never even heard about that possibility, mate....

 

[Anchovie]

I actually just did some research. Fish farming companies have been using oxygen injection for years. With massively positive outcomes! It apparently increases gill function, spawn numbers, frequency of spawns, and heavier fish when compared to a control group if the same spawn


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[Source310]

Plants convert co2 into oxygen by eating the carbon dioxide nd leaving the oxygen from the co2

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[Miguel]

An enrichened oxygen environment? Wonder about the long lasting effects..

 

[Anchovie]

I'm going to try it. I'm no vet, but my doctor has put me on oxygen for a period when trying to heal my vertebrae. If its good enough for me, it's good enough for my fish. One of the things that sparked my curiosity actually came from one of my brothers friends who is studying archaeology. He was explaining to me that in the Mesozoic era, a spider could grow to monstrous proportions, due to the fact that there was a much greater level of oxygen in the air. See an arachnid's lungs are extremely inefficient, only able to absorb ambient oxygen. The biggest spider on earth can only grow to the size of a dinner plate (around 12"). In that time it would be common to have tarantulas walking around the size of a coffee table. If the same applies to fish in even the smallest way, I'll try it.


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[m8r8j]

i wouldnt just hook it up to an airstone or something, id definitely use a diffuser and do it right

 

[Anchovie]

i wouldnt just hook it up to an airstone or something, id definitely use a diffuser and do it right

No no. I would use the same co2 system I used to grow plants. (Tank, bubble counter, ceramic diffuser). And because of the work I do, I'm constantly at the welding gas exchange for oxygen bottles. I get a 30 pound tank filled for 10$ (it's a shame what they charge old folks to fill up their Medicare bottles)


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[Anchovie]

I think at the very least, this could be one more step of the quarantine/medication process. If pure oxygen makes a human heal faster, would it not do the same for a simple fish?


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[letstalkfish]

As far as growth goes, oxygen enriched environments only have effects (positive or perhaps negative) on certain species. I read something about experiments in which scientists were raising insects in oxygen enriched environments in an attempt to produce larger insects. I'll have to see if I can find it.

EDIT: That was easy. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101029132924.htm

The article suggests that some species of insects (cockroaches) responded negatively, in that they grew at about half the rate of cockroaches in current atmospheric conditions. It all depends on biological structure.

I think at the very least, this could be one more step of the quarantine/medication process. If pure oxygen makes a human heal faster, would it not do the same for a simple fish?


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Again, I think (based off of what I've read in the article provided,) it probably depends a lot on biological structure. At the very least the findings suggest that just because O2 rich conditions are good for some species, they don't necessarily benefit everything.