Hello (: I have a 30 gallon tank with 2 blood parrot cichlids that has white Argonite sand. I‘ve got a few temporary decorations in there for them to hide in, but I‘d really like to get my hands on some nice looking rock. I‘m really thinking about Tufa, but ive been seeing alot of forums where people like Texas Holey rock better, as well as Limestone, River Rock, and Dolomite. What kind of rock should i get? Price is also an issue I want to go for the cheapest, best looking one for my money Thanks (:
I had the same issue. I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank i wanted to get cichlid stones but $60 for 17 pieces-oh no. I went to a ditch got about 30 of those big white rocks, soaked them, and put them in my aquarium. IT LOOKS GREAT MY FISH LOVE THEM! IT ALSO CUT DOWN ON THEIR AGGRESSION! THEY DONT LIKE ALL THE CUTE MAN MADE STUFF. THEY ARE SO SIMPLE!!!
You should be focusing on a new tank Not rocks. A single parrot needs a 55 gallon tank. A pair needs a good 75.
Parrots are south american cichlids. I did a tank of africans and I got all of the rocks I used from my yard. I took a stock pot and boiled all of the rocks for a few minutes. I used sandstone (not particularly beautiful) and didn't have any problems. After a while all the rocks were covered in algae anyway. I have also used stone pavers from home depot. I just rinsed them. In hindsight, I probably should have smashed them up a little and boiled them. Pavers are a lot cheaper than the rocks you get at pet stores :)
