5 Great Cichlids for Community Tanks and 5 to Avoid

Hi All, Today I wanted to help out beginner fishkeepers out there to avoid 5 of the worst, most terrible community cichlids that beginners buy and instead offer up 5 alternative cichlids that will work out great. Hope this helps! Enjoy! 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Apistogramma 1:34 Convict Cichlids 2:11 Angelfish 2:58 Mbuna 3:53 Bolivian Rams 4:53 Jaguar Cichlid 5:38 Blue Acara 6:29 Jewel Cichlid 7:32 Kribensis 8:45 Flowerhorns 9:37 Additional Tips and Tricks 11:04 Outro Please Comment, Like & Subscribe. This video is sponsored by Aquarium Universe. Visit and enter code “BlakesAquatics“ to get 10% off your order. For the best quality, healthiest fish order online today from Allfish2u. Shipping Australia wide (with some exceptions) visit and use code 'BLAKE10' for 10% off your order. Buy my Aquarium 3D Prints on Etsy; Become a Blake's Aquatics member; Facebook; Instagram; Blake's Aquatics Discord Server; Merchandise available at; Podcast episodes are also available as an audio podcast on your favourite platforms such as; Spotify, Apple Podcasts or via; #CommunityTanks #Cichlids #BlakesAquatics