Live Foods?

I have now read many articles being a newbie on the hobby and was wondering
what peoples views are on live foods.

Most articles relating to individual fish state their food preferences and
in this for most fish it says to supplement with live food, I have also read
that live food is also one of the major ways to bring in disease.

I have seen in my local big fish stores Daphnia, Bloodworm, & Larvae but as
yet none have sell by dates or any indication of how fresh it is.

So what do you think about this and with me being new should I avoid live
foods and aim for flakes and frozen all the time and would this be unfair to
my fish.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

We are out getting our fish today!

Haynes'ey.

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Haynes'ey.