Question: Feeder guppies or shrimp or both?

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I would like to offer occasional (~1x a week?) variation in earthworm diet to enrich the life of my future axies. Originally I was thinking feeder guppies, but I've read crustaceans are included in their natural diet, so I was wondering, should I be providing shrimp instead? Or as well?
 
Unless you're going to breed your own guppies, they shouldn't be offered. Feeder fish are notoriously disease-ridden.

Shrimp are fine. Again, breed your own. I hear red cherry shrimp are one of the easier ones to breed.
 
Thanks Kaysie - the plan was to bred my own, and to acquire them from other people in my city that breed them for food.

When they are ~2.5" or 3" can they safely be given newborn guppies? I'm guessing I should hold off on the shrimp until they're 4" or so...
 
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