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Fishes also need oxygen underwater and water plants provide that necessity. It is like trees and plants here above water. We need oxygen given off by them to be able to survive.
We keep water plants inside the aquarium to supply oxygen as oxygen is very essential for survival.

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1. Hiding places for the fish (really important-without hiding places many fish will die in a short time) 2. if you take live plants, they will kind of filter the water.

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