Jaide Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Shouldn't they fizz/release bubbles when placed in water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 The ones I have seen in the water do not fizz. I think they supposedly release the oxygen so slowly you don't notice the occasional bubble :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I thought they used to fizz? They do when you first put them in the water but suddenly stop - I thought maybe it was faulty. It's been a while since I used one so am not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'm not sure why they're called oxygen shells. They do nothing to oxygenate the water, they're just a lump of calcium carbonate that raises the PH of the water as they dissolve and not much else. Well, other than cost money. Maybe because they sometimes bubble a little bit when you put it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 some of them also absorb ammonia and release salt. its better to just get a bit of water movement going (especialy when you can get an air pump for $10 nowdays) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 It's for a goldfish bowl - so guess oxygen weed would be the best choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 best thing for Goldfish bowls are hammers..... Zeolite would be your best bet, directly absorbs ammonia which is you biggest issue. (but releases salt so won't do well long term) if your worried about oxygen get a small desk fan and direct it onto the top of the bowl (then take a hammer and.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 if your worried about oxygen get a small desk fan and direct it onto the top of the bowl (then take a hammer and.....) :facepalm: Not helpful. Remove the fish first, put it in a nice big tank, THEN hammer the bowl. :thup: I don't mean this to appear as a silly / not-helpful response, but you owe it to the fish to get them out of a bowl and into a tank or pond. Fish don't like bowls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Remove the fish first, put it in a nice big tank, THEN hammer the bowl. :thup: I don't mean this to appear as a silly / not-helpful response, but you owe it to the fish to get them out of a bowl and into a tank or pond. Fish don't like bowls. I absolutely agree - it's not mine it's a friend's. Her mother bought the fish and bowl for her 4 year old daughter. My friend knows nothing about fish keeping so I told her to do daily water changes and what sort of food to feed them etc. etc., which she does, and to use oxygen shells which, from what Fishie says, will help alleviate ammonia so should be ok. What will happen when the fish get too big for the bowl will be interesting..... :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 interesting???... slowly burning their gills away, going mental from lack of stimulation..... suffocating slowly.... and thats before they show signs of ill health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Meaning, she'll have to upgrade to a tank and begin the fish keeping hobby seriously - or sell up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Get an air pump and sponge filter. When they upgrade to a larger tank, they can continue to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 The bowls interfere with the fishes sensory... or something. Something about the curves of the glass reflecting the fishes senses and driving the fish crazy. I didn't read too much in to it, because I knew I would never keep fish in a bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Better off without them. I think the gas is air trapped in the chalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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