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What do they need?

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 18:59 — Kaity-lyn

Ok so I have a 55 gallon tank that has been running for over two years, I decided to switch from tropical community fish to Cichlids. I bought 2 blood parrot cichlids and they are about 3 inches long. Also 3 gouramis and one plecostomos that is probably 6 to 7 inches long (but he doesnt move around much, he loves his corner and comes out only to eat...sucks on the walls a lot). I have in the tank a large log for "hiding spaces" and multiple plants. Do parrots like to hide or do they like to swim freely and have a lot of room? Also, what else do they eat besides flakes?

my tank so far

Sat, 01/14/2012 - 17:25 — nlb

Lucky bamboo, umbrella palms, marimo balls, whatever that vine is. I need sand, more filtration, a heater, something cavelike. And MAYBE a fish.


my 55 gallon oscar and parrot tank

Sun, 01/08/2012 - 00:36 — miketrainer4

my 55 gallon oscar and parrot tank any suggestions welcome

Looking for opinions

Sat, 12/17/2011 - 18:33 — nlb

Hi!


I'm looking for opinions on using hydroton in the aquarium as opposed to or along with Seachem Matrix? Hydroton is advertiseded as being fired clay, clean, ph neutral. Has anyone had experience with this?


Nancy

Setting up a new tank

Sat, 12/10/2011 - 19:42 — nlb

Hello, everyone! Thank you for all of your information that's been posted. You will recognize some of your ideas in the following.


I'm still working on setting up my tank and have decided against planting mangroves. I kept worrying that they'd outgrow the tank in the long term. Plus I read that their absorbtion isn't that great because of their slow growth.

wanting a parrot cichlid

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 03:58 — pj1298

im new to this website. i was wondering if a jellybean parrot would be able to live in a 10 gallon? ive heard that they dont get big ( i dont have a big tank to keep a regular parrot cichlid yet ) so i want one. but i did hear that they are colored died ( HORRIBLE ).

New Blood Parrot Enthusiast

Fri, 11/11/2011 - 20:38 — nlb

Hi! I'm new to this and planning on setting up a tank with 2 or 3 Blood Parrot Cichlids only. A 55 gallon tank will contain a thin layer of gravel and three pots of mangroves in aquarium sand. Will these provide enough hiding spaces? I've been doing reading in preparation and would like some reactions to my ideas. Thank you!  ~  nlb


 

Tank Temp

Mon, 09/12/2011 - 21:42 — Rebecca

Hi. I have not yet gotten a thermometer for my fish tank, because the lady at the pet store told me that I just need to turn the dial until the light goes on, on the heater, then turn it back a little bit.. So, I did that and the other night i felt the water and it was very warm. not hot, but very warm, he didn't really seem that bothered by it. but, i didn't think that was right so I turned it lower, and now the water is kinda chilly.

light me up

Sun, 08/14/2011 - 21:07 — krissare

can anyone tell how long to leave the tank light on for......at the moment its on approx 9 hours a day and off over night. the tube im using is a interpet TRIPLUS 15w

Help with tank setup

Mon, 08/01/2011 - 14:08 — Kvistan

Hello I'm new here.

I got a friends tank for a couple of months ago, because he got sick and needed someone to take over his tank. He told me how he had "furnished" the tank and I just did that. Now I have gotten more interested in fishes and looked around the internet, especially sites on my own language, but people are very angry on blood parrot owners because of the hybrid thing and it is almost impossible to get some straight answers about tank setup and that was were I found this site, so hopefully I can get some help here.

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