A club for owners of Parrot Cichlids

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

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

About 2 months ago, our male oscar, Ivan, started acting strangely. He stopped eating, became lethargic and all tippy-looking, and plunked down on the bottom of the tank and would not move. I did a big water change, cleaned all the parts of the tank and sump that don't usually get cleaned and he recovered. So I assumed it was nitrates building up.

I use tap water (city) and use stress cost + in it for water changes. Is that ok? Or should i let the water sit out overnight and still use stress coat? I like the ease of using it. Thanks,

Okay so far not even the guys at my local fish store can figure this out. I have two happy parrots in my tank. 55 gallons. My water is crystal clear, and im pretty good at keeping it that way. My nitrate levels are fine, my nitrite levels are also fine. My water holds a 6.8 PH at all times, and ive been doing a 10% water change everyday for the last 8 days. I can not for the life of me understand why i cant get my ammonia level down below 2 or 3 PPM. Ive tried increasing my carbon, and using some ammo chips. The ammo chips helped, but still wont bring the ammonia below 2 or 3 PPM.

I have a 10 gallon with two baby parrot cichlids. I have tap water in there treated to make it safe and then I put in the recommended salt in there... now does this mean it's a saltwater tank or a freshwater tank? I just want to know so that I am reading my water test strips right.

After 9 months of having this pair, I changed 1/2 the water as I always do and added a chemical I bought at Walmart to kill algae....My babies.....(the ugly children) as I called them died before my eyes....nothing I could do...I spent all afternoon transfering them to distilled, temp controlled tanks...but...it was a fish funeral!!

When I bought them at Walmart they sold them to me as guppies....imagine that... I just want another pair....they were sooooooo cool and my husband and I grew very attached to them.... Does anyone know where we can purchase them?????

We have had 3 sets of parrots since January 6th. Lots the first 2 after 2 weeks and the last ones in days. I've done a full water changed and recently purchased 2 more - one is very large. The water was tested and showed oily content which I was told could be due to over feeding. How much do you feed the parrots if they are large?

Hi guys, Could anyone post their water parameters who have had success in breeding parrot's. Also was the breeding between a red devil / severum or parrot - parrot.

My water is crystal clear and I do no have an algae problem but I do have elevated PO4 and I would like to get some input. I would like to reduce this PO4 level so that I do not have an algae problem. I have a new (9 weeks) 50 gallon tank. When I filled the tank I used treated tap water and of course it had an elevated PO4 level. I do weekly water changes of 25% using reverse osmoses water with 0 - PO4. My other water levels are PH - 7.0, GH - 0, KH - 8, NO2 - 0, NO3 - 3, NH3/NH4 - 0. I have my tank stocked with; 5 Danio 1 1/2", 1 Clown Loach - 4", 1 Cory Cat - 1 1/2", 2 - BP - 4".