A club for owners of Parrot Cichlids

I'm fairly new to having my H2O loving pet and I was wondering if play sand is really safe - i.e. from Lowe's - or should I get the marine stuff from the pet store? I realize that I'll need to clean it but I just got a new tank/filter and would really to like not screw it up!
Also- do Parrot's like a mixed substrate or should i look into removing the pebbles before adding sand. I thought that having some pebble with the sand might help keep the sand from compacting, but I really don't know. Any info would be helpful! Thanks!

i wanted to know if res blood parrot fish can get stress and if they do will that die from stress ? i just wanted to know . what are the reasons they will die ? can they die from not having a hiding place ? again i just wanted to know ?

what would be a good setup for a red blood parrot fish i read that they need a place to hide and gravel would be better what would be a good store to find the supplies ?

hey everyone i am very new to this, i just joined. can anyone please tell me how to test for PH in the water? what should I buy and what do i use? I just got two BP's. thanks in advance

I currently have my parrots in a 10 gallon which I know is too small. I was told that the 10 would be ok until I read more about them. I am now planning on a new tank and would like some suggestions for a cheap, preferably new aquarium and what size I should get. I have two and a pleco now and want to add some small fish also.

Thanks in advance,
Kolton

Hello there.

Next month I plan on setting up a tropical fish before. I have only ever owned goldfish before so I'm trying to do my research (I won't let myself buy the fish until I'm 100% confident I can look after them properly!).

I bought my tank a few months ago from seapets.co.uk, the Roma 125 which came with a free aquarium pack. I just wondered if anybody else can tell me what I will need to set up my tank before I am able to put a parrot cichlid into it. Included in the tank & starter pack are (click to "read more"!...):

I am new to this list as I am thinking about starting a new tank and getting a pair of parrot cichlids. I have a cichlid tank now that has been established for several years. My question is about cycling. Could I cycle the new tank faster by adding some gravel, water and filter media to the new tank?

Any advice?

Thanks!
Lisa

HELLO, I JUST CHEAKED MY PH OF MY WATER IN MY AQUARIUM, ITS SITTING AT 8, IS THAT SUITABLE FOR MY PARROT FISH IN MY TANK AND DITHER FISH AND TWO RAINBOW CICHLIDS???

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT, THANKS

If I have a 10 gallon tank is it possible to house 1 blood parrot if i provide lots of caves and hiding spots with some dither fish...