My 8 little festae

[David R]

I'm 98% certain these guys are the real thing (not uro's), but thought I'd post pics to confirm. Don't comment on the quality of the photos, I threw away over 300 blurry and useless pics, they're still quite shy and really fast, and the tank has a heap of rock work to help stop them killing each other! I had to coax them out with bloodworms. The biggest is about 3" and the smallest nearly 2". The largest is starting to show a bit of greenish colour on his cheeks already, as you can see in one of the pics.
They came from Glaser in Germany, so I'd hope coming from a reputable supplier they would be correctly identified!

 

[jowens]

Definitely festae. Nice fish.

 

[greenterra]

Good score! As already said, definitely festae.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

100% festae, and they look very attractive as well

 

[hbluehunter]

Like said above def Festae.. They look great too.

 

[peathenster]

They look great - lots of color on some of them already. Hope they won't turn on each other too soon

 

[David R]

They look great - lots of color on some of them already. Hope they won't turn on each other too soon

Thanks guys, I hope so too! I should have posted a full tank shot too, they're in an 80g (48x20x20") with a wet dry sump, it looks more like a typical african rift lake tank at the moment with the amount of rock in it, so there is plenty of hiding spots for everyone. They should be moved into a 160g in a few months time, once I decide on how big my next big tank will be and get it made.

 

[Gruff Master]

Real deal Festae and they look great.