Anyone with experience keeping Chinese perches (Siniperca chuatsi)? Are they easy to get onto pellets?

[Snoke FIsh]

I saw a listing on my local group selling some albino Chinese perches and thought it would be a great addition to my albino predator pond. BUT I can't find any reliable info online, some sources say they will only eat live whilst others say they eat pellets. I like having fish that eat pellets as they save me money and time.

 

[surfermike915]

Have had one normal coloration, he ate shrimp and smelt. I believe if I mixed cut fish with pellets he would’ve eaten. Sold him before we got to that point. They grow nice and quick once off live