I did buy one batch of minnows from the bait shop but I'd prefer to have it eat frozen fish or shrimp, especially since I already keep those on-hand for my stingray. I'm not completely sure on what I'll do with the minnows I currently have. I put them in a 10gal by themselves with some salt, hoping that'll help kill off any fungus/bacteria they would introduce. I'll probably actually put them in my 72gal goldfish aquarium.
I could do the livebearers easily, feeder guppies are CHEAP and easier to breed (to save money buying more), plus could be kept in a small tank like the 10gal I mentioned with a larger population.
He is currently about 6" but its hard to get an accurate measurement since whenever I try, he darts to the back of the tank.