I have 2 Pbass, and they will eat anything! Live. dead, frozen, freeze dried, sticks, pellets, whatever, they don't care what they eat. I have had them since they were about an inch long, and now they are about 14 and 17 inches long. They would only eat live at first, but they started showing intrest in frozen food at about 5-6 inches.
No, I never starved them!