Top 5 Cichlids for Small Aquariums

Join me as we look at the top 5 small cichlids that can be kept in a small aquarium. With so many to choose fro,m it was hard to narrow it down to just 5 cichlids, even had to leave Angelfish off the list.
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[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this video together. I learned a lot! I'm definitely doing my homework before I start my next tank . I think I'm really in love with the blue Rams! 😍I hope you have an amazing day 👍🐟🌱🌿

[@craighealy6186]

great choices for small cichlids!

[@yanjijay6752]

Beautiful ciclids now I want to keep some did have yellow & blue ones many years ago

[@KingsAquariumsAndAntWorld]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@catfishcave379]

One of the Smiling Acaras, Laetacara curviceps is one of my all time favorite fish. Hard to find! They definitely deserve more love as they are great with larger tetras - no mini rasboras. All around great choices. Maybe an African butterfly fish for those rock dwellers? Or a gourami... mollies... platys...

[@matthewwiggins8856]

Great video! I just picked up some GBRs and they are my first cichlids ever. Can't wait to have them pair off!

[@JadrenAquatics]

Awesome and good luck!

[@CraigHawks]

excellent video!!!

[@caewalker9276]

I saw 3 species I haven't seen before, so thank you Jason.

[@JadrenAquatics]

Your very welcome glad you enjoyed!

[@beatap6250]

Great video my friend 😉👍🙋‍♀️

[@chrisonebxl]

Nice Jason !

[@Noahinthe802]

Shellies! Especially multi’s for their personality. I’m sure someone else has mentioned them, but fav cichlid so far

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

I'm digging the apistos from you

[@Paul-li9hq]

The Dwarf Flag Acara is a great little additional to any aquarium. Largely very peaceful: even spawning fish don't cause too much trouble if the tank is large enough to allow them the space they need. Mature fish are very attractive. They are active and inquisitive: you really get the feeling they are curious about the surroundings, rather than aimlessly schooling about. In the UK, availability is a bit of a problem.... and when they appear they don't look as robust as they were long time ago (don't know if that's a result of decades of farmed/tank raised interbreeding?) I have long desired a couple of pairs: but I just can't find 4 fish that look as robust as I remember when I first kept them.

[@ehsun7b]

My favourite, GBR.

[@MuhammadYasir-2526]

I like demasoni cichlids. Their striking blue looks gorgeous.

[@coopmaster127]

If you haven’t decided what to keep with the shell brooders, some type of rainbow fish would be awesome and add a lot of color!

[@alizaymusic]

I have single male Curvicep in my 20 long community, his name is Bongo and he is my centerpiece fish! His personality is what made me decide to buy him last week, and i’ve fallen in love with him. he does well with my danios, minnows, and platies but he did eat up my tiny snails and shrimp!

[@matthewzito6130]

Bolivian Rams are nice.

[@bipolaraquatics]

I never could keep krib with anything great list Jason have a good one

[@JadrenAquatics]

I've got one that I had to move because she was non stop attacking

[@SP-qs4yh]

Indeed I dislike them and anyone who says they are peaceful is wrong they nip long flowing fins, males and females both fight (females being worse) and are just aggressive even if they don’t have to be.

[@PapaShrimpTX33]

Very nice! I was thinking the Caudopunctatus would make this list ... 🤔😂🤣

[@JadrenAquatics]

I have not had them long enough to know lol

[@PapaShrimpTX33]

Hopefully they are doing well! They too have a lot of personality!! I miss watching them "glide" through the aquarium. I would imagine they're getting big by now. ?? Either way, love your passion and videos!! Apparently I brought TX with me ... had a tornado warning yesterday 😯 They mentioned the last big tornado was over 30 years ago!😶😅

[@williamsmerdon959]

My curviceps was this color in the store. In my 29 he is a dark blue and gray, It's crazy!

[@connorrothandler6788]

For the African “shell dweller” cichlids if the tank parameters match up you could do African buttterfly fish there like a “mini arowana”

[@JadrenAquatics]

Great idea

[@JoseGonzalez-fd4wf]

I got a pair of ramirezi with a male apistogramma Borelli. I would like to have some bolivian ramirezi and Cacatuoide apistogramma. Do you think is better to get just a male of each to put them with my pair of Ramirezi? Thanks.

[@donnybrown6047]

Great information. I would like to have cichlids, I never had them before. Can they work in a 16G Cora Life BioCube with live plants?

[@EnjoyThisMomentDIY]

You are super informative. New to cichlids and these smaller ones are amazing. Can the Kribs go in with Apistos?

[@JadrenAquatics]

If they have room to get away from each other, they are both bottom tank dwellers

[@davidsalmon3590]

I know this video is 2 years old but if you're still looking for tank mates for the temporalis, cyprichromis leptosoma would be great imo. Really cool looking cichlid that's gonna stay in your top third and maxes out about 3in.

[@JadrenAquatics]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@johncrute27]

@@JadrenAquatics the beset fish for you is the republican southern long ear sunfish

[@johncrute27]

@@JadrenAquatics I'm a democrat🟦 I make hybrid fish only. I'm breeding a special male jewel cichlid with a special female salvini cichlid.

[@augiehong3927]

great video! i thought in a prior video you mentioned you inherited some caudopunks (neolamprologus caudopunctatus). are you still keeping them? if so, would love to hear about your experience with them. thanks!

[@JadrenAquatics]

Sure do I have about 10 right now that are doing great. I need to move them to a tank I can see better

[@adamwestover7490]

Kribs are awesome I have one. They love to eat snails.

[@AussieAquatic]

Trying really hard to find some curvicep cichlids at the moment 🙂

[@Frank020]

Hi, I got tired if the dominance if Mbunas, so I am here for a 40 reg and 10.

[@tonysanger83]

Kribs are great had two female and one male, one female had lots of young while she was looking after them, the male would slip away and go and flirt with the second female.

[@JadrenAquatics]

Lol too funny

[@brendalore3039]

Can u put two different male rams in the same tank

[@unlimitedgnar1955]

My Kribensises are out at the front of the tank all the time. I have alot of hiding spots

[@antantelope]

what about electric yellows?

[@mattwright7427]

Great video I’m currently getting into apistogramma’s but having alil trouble finding them here in southern wv any recommendations for ordering some ? Greatly Appreciated

[@lovemylifeflorida2641]

Watch Imperial Tropical website out of Florida. You have to watch and order when you see what you want. They are well known.

[@snoopysrc]

I am looking for a good cichlid to keep in a ten gallon fish tank I live in a apartment

[@johnnaylor9668]

I notice your Apistograma has a long “number 2” streaming behind . I have one that seems to always have a long one trailing too. Are they known for “big jobs” ? They do break off and are easy to remove with a siphon or pipettes, it just seems he goes to the toilet….a lot !

[@PanKaj-tr5lr]

Hey can you please tell again, what are those both species at 6:54

[@michelleparsons9881]

How many German Blues can i add to my 35 gallon?

[@tiffanysavoie4847]

can these be kept in a 50 tall?

[@andrescott2794]

Can you keep those fish in a10g tank

[@theanimaladdiction]

Could you mix electric blue rams and apistogramas in the same tank. I have a 55 gal and I want to put other cool fish with my blue rams

[@JadrenAquatics]

Yes you can just provide plenty of caves and plants so that they have cover to hide. Thanks!

[@theanimaladdiction]

@@JadrenAquatics thank you ill try it out and see how it goes. Its my biggest tank haha and I want more color

[@delorisbenson312]

How do you know female from male

[@Puma1Sunfire1]

Always surprised nobody ever mentions Jewel Ciclids when talking about smaller cichlids

[@JadrenAquatics]

Because they are so aggressive.

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

They're small, but are mbuna-level aggressive

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

noticed your r o behind you what brand is it is it just for the fish room or house too?

[@JadrenAquatics]

Just the fish room and I only use it on my caridina fish tanks. It's just some off brand I got off of amazon

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

@@JadrenAquatics do you use tap water for Neos?

[@drockingfish]

Dorsigerus, Leleupi

[@Chalkie-xt1dr]

U better do an update video

[@SmallWagon_Editz]

Angelfish?

[@robertmulrenan8140]

Good Morning, I have 3 Krebs... 2 female and I believe a male. The 1 female is super aggressive and chases the 1 female all over the tank. Hence the reason it cowers by the back of the filter On occasion the aggressor ( female) has done the “ shimy” to her. Normal behavior?

[@kobecissell3425]

Can German blues live with chili Rasboras?

[@JadrenAquatics]

Pretty sure rams will eat them

[@TRAPSQUAD187]

Hey bud for the future you should keep us at eye level I feel like a giant lol

[@Mungojerry310]

What if I’m short and want to feel tall ? 😕

[@TRAPSQUAD187]

@@Mungojerry310 😂😂😂😂

[@TRAPSQUAD187]

@@Mungojerry310 hilarious

[@tariksalman2954]

Alges in the tank. Is it ok?

[@darthdoggie0031]

If you mean algae yes, green algae is common basically everyone gets it but you do want to remove it, a scrubber to get it off the glass and some cleaner fish like corydoras eat it. But if you have brown algae thats a serious problem that needs to be dealt with immediately. Green algae is a excess of light so turn off your light for a few more hours a day only keep it on for like 6 hours a day and scrub it away. Brown algae is usually brought into the tank by wood or rocks and spreads like fire. I've found phosguard helps clear it but you also need some cleaner fish like corydoras or shrimp, amano shrimp are huge eaters and wont be eaten by too many fish because of their size.

[@ioannisgeorgiou4347]

first!!!

[@evzn_402]

800th like

[@delfredperezae8620]

Exelent fish and the germanblueram are ausome

[@woltergrant]

What makes a fish a Cichlid?

[@JadrenAquatics]

Scientific designation but not sure of definition

[@PULAG]

Wait what, you can get a 20 gal for $20??

[@JadrenAquatics]

When petco runs its $1 a gallon sale

[@hudsontoo1212]

Good luck with the Rams. I gave up

[@delfredperezae8620]

Are you sale ???

[@JadrenAquatics]

Np sorry only locally

[@brennancritzer4903]

The triple reds look a little skinny.

[@JadrenAquatics]

Yea theyve been acting a little funny going to move them and medicate. Thanks

[@robertskinner1542]

this guy looks 40 year old fix it Felix