If you really think about it, how many fisheries do you know that sell blue cats. Not many I found and to continue that thought how many fish producers (market catfish producers) use blues for their product. The answer, I have never heard of them using anything but Channels.
Know why is this so? I would say that it has to do with the species being less hardy than the Channels. When I stocked my pond (relayed in an ealier post) the only fish that I lost were the blue cats and not one channel. I will have to defer to someone that is an expert on this, as this is just my experience and not something based on any study or scientific knowledge.
