how to make threadfin cardinal fish start eating

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Hi guys I recently purchased 5 thread fin cardinal fish, only 2/5 of them start eating, I try all sort of frozen, try all sort fo live food (brine shrimp, mysis, cocoapods), the rest seems not invested at all. Any suggestion on what I should try? I don't want them starve to death.
 

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Have you tried Angel / Butterfly Fish Formula? Selcon Added to the frozen food? Also I leave my Wave Pumps on, this simulates thawed frozen food swimming.
 

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Hi guys I recently purchased 5 thread fin cardinal fish, only 2/5 of them start eating, I try all sort of frozen, try all sort fo live food (brine shrimp, mysis, cocoapods), the rest seems not invested at all. Any suggestion on what I should try? I don't want them starve to death.
2 Things you could try. Very small TDO pellets. Live black or white worms
 
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Have you tried Angel / Butterfly Fish Formula? Selcon Added to the frozen food? Also I leave my Wave Pumps on, this simulates thawed frozen food swimming.
Unfortunately I am base in the UK, I don't thing I can get angle and butterfly fish formula and selcon. But I imagine I can get something similar.
 

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Nocturnal fish, only time I have success is with night time feedings from the auto feeder when every other fish is asleep, small TDO as stated above
 

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