In my experience they are just as easy as Convicts/Jack Dempseys/Red Devils/Flowerhorn. I'm not a seasoned Festae breeder, just a NooB. I've only been breeding Festae for a few months, but I don't really see a significance difference. I just watch coloration change and "bamn" eggs and then fry. I have pairs who've chosen they own mates and large breeders which I force them to spawn because there's no choices. Using a divider method works for over aggressive pairs (common sense: be home when you open up the divider.), once you see tubes you're good to go! Seeing the signs is really the key thing. Good Luck Bro!
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In the video you see multiply pairs with fry, excuse my messy garage, moving stuff to get my 900gal tank that's coming soon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7Mt1OihG8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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