Cardinal refuses to eat anything but live Daphnia!

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My Cardinal is a new addition and I've had him for 2 weeks now. He takes other food but spits it back out.
I've tried different types of foods and soaking in garlic but no joy.
I always vary the food daily like flakes, pellets, freeze dried blood worms and daphnia but nothing. I've even tried peeled peas.
I brought live blood worms and Daphnia and the only thing it has eaten is the dauphina.
What can I do. I cant feed all of the fish this every day but hell starve otherwise.
Help!
 

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They and mine ONLY meaty foods and live foods.
It will eat LRS and/or Rods Foods, Plankton, small krill, mysis shrimp and Brine shrimp
 
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He wont eat freeze dried. Literally only live Daphnia. What else can I try to vary the diet.
I'm concerned that the other fish will suffer from such a restricted diet.
I've never use frozen food before so I could try that.
The issue is I dont want to fed live foods daily I'd prefer it as a treat but this cardinal has me at ransom.
Thanks for the help. I'm new to marine and learning daily!
 
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