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 ?

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, JUST GOT MY PARROT FISH AND HAVE A SMALL CAVE FOR IT TO HIDE AS I HEARD THEY LOVE TO DO THAT!! AS IT GROWS WHAT SORT OF THINGS CAN BOUGHT FOR THE TANK( ANY FISH SHOPPING SITES?) OR MADE TO PUT IN TO SUIT ITS TANK AND WHAT IT LIKES????

ANY HELP WOULD BE GOOD, CHEERS!!

I have my tank heater set to 80, but it fluctuates between 80-83. What is the ideal temp? and can anyone recommend a reliable heater for a 20 gal?

Hi everyone,

Can anyone give me advice on how to care for live plants? any advice is welcome!!!

Thanks in advance,
Caitlin

hey ive had my parrot fish for about 2 months. There used to have a angel fish but hhe died, due to this i checked my water to see wat killed him. with horror i realized that there was a whole lot of nitrate in my water. i cant get rid of it and is has been about 3 weeks. My fish didnt die they look healthy, grow and act normally. one of my parrot is even gettin yellow as its supossed to the other one stayed as it was tho. but i wonder...why arent they dead? did their body get used to the nitrate? thanx in advance