i posted this site b4 its erally old so its a good sand site

[krap101]

http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/sand.php#3

[glasstapper]

would it be okay to use sand with south americans?, may be a silly question but africans seem to be the order of the day,,

[Endgame319]

With south americans, sand is not a must but the fish still enjoy digging. Avoid sand with the really large cichlids (oscars) as they can really make a mess with it.

[krap101]

oh yeah endgame do you think i should put live plants in with my brichardis?? because like u said their pit diggers and in sand that makes it worse and yeah. maybe ill put some driftwood with some java fern in there