My experience w/ scats, esp the young ones, is that they do much better in
a tank w/ a good algae growth for them to graze upon. I have seen them eat
hair algae, but they also *relish* most spp of aquarium plants. This makes
them a poor choice for the planted aquarium. :( Unless it was planned as
a salad bar anyhow. ;) At the store I work in, and the ones before that,
we tended to keep them in, and recommend, brackish water, vs FW, so most
live plants would've been out regardless. They get large to huge,
depending upon species, and need to be well-fed for the young ones to
thrive (w/ the appropriate lg water changes, of course). :)
Hope this helps w/ what you were originally looking for...
Julie <><