Hey guys. Long time lurker here. I just signed up because I'm all excited and have no fish friends to share it with. I went to the pet shop to get fish food. I always end up buying a fish if they have something I like. I've finally accepted that lol. I make a B-line to the South America aisle, as is my custom. I always hope theyll have astatheros robertstoni (blue sifter or false firemouth) again to replace my female that was murdered. They never have them. No one ever has them. Only saw them that one time. Should have bought them all, best looking cichlid imo. They had 4 Festae. I've been thinking and reading up on them for a while. I grabbed them and the food and took off. I've got a few 30 gals running but empty of fish, but I wondered if they'd get along with the Frontosa. After acclimating I dumped them. I watched them poking around and growing in confidence. Good they seem ok. I went to a small job for a few hrs. I get home, walk over to see how they're doing. I was completely brain blasted to see they were schooling like danios! They were all swimming in the same direction, tuning simultaneously. It went on for a few minutes, then they stop and go back to their normal behavior. They continually are repeating the schooling behavior every now and then. I can't figure out what's triggering it, they just kinda fall in. It's not them seeing me and begging for food, they haven't started that yet, and the fronts run from me. 
To me it's extremely exciting and interesting. I looked up " Frontosa with Festae" and the only hits I got were people asking if it was possible. I doubt it will last when the festae get bigger.
So, I just wanted to put this out here, because I think it's pretty amazing. You think you know fish pretty well, but then suprise you doing something totally abnormal. Sorry for the bad Grammar, not awake yet.
To me it's extremely exciting and interesting. I looked up " Frontosa with Festae" and the only hits I got were people asking if it was possible. I doubt it will last when the festae get bigger. So, I just wanted to put this out here, because I think it's pretty amazing. You think you know fish pretty well, but then suprise you doing something totally abnormal. Sorry for the bad Grammar, not awake yet.
