About bacteria?

Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are aerobic (needs air to live) bacteria. What kind of bacteria do not need air to live also can treat the fishing water? Thanks

About bacteria?
What's fishing water? Pond? Aquarium? What are you trying to do? Are you trying to get rid of ammonia and nitrates from a system?





If you study the nitrogen cycle, there are many bacteria involved in transforming one form of nitrogen to another. There are anarobic bacteria (those that require oxygen free conditions) such as nitrogen fixing bacteria that convert nitrogen gas into ammonia (rhizobium in legume roots have this. Also cyanobacteria called anabaena has some specialized cells that are capable of this process) and denitrifying bacteria that converts nitrates and ammonia back into atmospheric nitrogen (N2). These bacteria are found in anoxic soils such as wetlands. There are also probably lots of anaerobic bacteria that convert organic material into ammonia.





I never heard of people adding bacteria to a system. Bacteria will natually get to where environmental conditions allow them to live. Even if you add bacteria, if the conditions are not right, they won't take.
Reply:Anaerobic bacteria are bacteria that do not live or grow in the presence of oxygen.





An anaerobic organism is any organism that does not require oxygen for growth and even dies in its presence.


* Obligate anaerobes will die when exposed to atmospheric levels of oxygen.


* Facultative anaerobes can use oxygen when it is present.


* Aerotolerant organisms can survive in the presence of oxygen, but they are anaerobic because they do not use oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor.





Aeration can be used to treat fishing waters, but be cautious as you could create a giant "fish kill". Read the article below for more information.
Reply:Anerobes