Picky Eating Lyretail Anthias

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What's up Amigos and Amiga's .. hope everyone's weekend is going well and/or went well. So I finished the process of getting my 125 all set up good to go cycled and everything. All is well with the tank and transferred some livestock over from my 90 that I took apart. (Atlantic Blue tang, Hippo, 2 skunks and chromis) I just added 1 male and 3 female Lyretail's and they are active and swimming around now for the past 2 days (although the male hides out a little bit still) ... I know these guys are pretty hardy and adapt well but they seem to be not to happy with any of the goodies I am throwing at them. I have tried some frozen food (has some Mysis in there) regular dried Mysis shrimp ( I put the mysis by the powerheads to blow them into the tank to make it look more natural) flakes and some dried zoo plankton too.. kinds seeing which ones they will go for and how they are responding to each. Right now seems that they are not touching much of anything so I am just being pro active and seeing if anyone has any suggestions and or have gone down this road before. Is this just because they are new to the tank? Still getting acclimated and comfortable? Any tips are welcomed and I look forward to hearing back !! Thanks !!
 
my anthias were like this too when i first got them. i got oyster feast, garlic, and they started eating. now they eat everything
 
my anthias were like this too when i first got them. i got oyster feast, garlic, and they started eating. now they eat everything
Adding some garlic into their food now as we speak ... how long did it take them to start eating for you?
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 6 33.3%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 27.8%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 22.2%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 22.2%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.6%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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