I passed on the amph and will just keep my festae solo for life. My intial though was similar to many here but my own personal desire for the fish was testing my better judgement.
Wouldn't hurt to pair it up with another festea, but that's only if you're ok with that. Seems like you definitely want another fish with that one. I might be wrong!
I don't want a male that's for sure. it will require a much larger tank and even still they can be really rough on each other. I been grooming this fish from day 1 and would hate for her to get beat up. I am going to leave well enough alone and enjoy my festae solo.