Be careful, they're great at cleaning but some tend to harass other fish by trying suck off slim coats.
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That's why I'm staying away from them and plecos. Shame too because flagtails are pretty.
imo you answered you own question.. a blue cat should be just fine at cleaning up left overs. most cats fit the bill, bottomless pits and all. I agree with being careful of cichlid sin general.. they can wreck havoke very easy.
I can't wait to get my blue cat! I'm waiting on the farm to do the next harvest. The last two I've had though were very predatory and active, nothing like a channel cat. They wouldn't take dead food without a couple weeks of starvation.
I was shocked at how differently they behaved from channels! These guys are my second favorite type of fish after ATF.
Speaking from experience I don't know if youll have a lot of luck with a rtbs. they typically have a lot of conspecific aggression but that can carry over to other fish at times. They will be able to hold thier own against other aggressive fish but too often they'll pick one fish they dont like in particular and chase it until it stresses and has to be removed. They might not all be like that but just wanted to give you the heads up from what I have seen
Thank you for the input!
I'm aware of the aggression issue with RTBS however. I'm hoping with sufficient space and hiding places I'll be able to avoid any aggression issues. Another key factor I feel that I have going for me is that the next smallest fish in my tank is about 10" long, nearly twice the size of an adult RTBS lol.
I actually picked up a RTBS yesterday. Its an itty bitty little guy that I got for $4.99. He's really pretty too, very deep, dark red tail with white edges on all of its other fins. Miraculously enough, it made it through the night without being eaten LOL. I really, really hope it survives to grow up, though I'm not going to get my hopes up too much. The heads of the four large fish in my sig are longer than the total length of this fish. I really hope he makes it though!
