New arrival not eating

[greg y]

I bought a couple electric blue acaras sunday at Preuss. The larger one seems to take pellets but the smaller of the two won't eat.
I rain nls in her face and nothing.

I seem to have bad luck with small cichlids eating and I'm beginning to worry. Last year I bought a couple kribs and they never ate well and wasted away. The year before that was a pair of Bolivian Rams, same thing.

Any suggestions?

[Ogre44]

I have heard that soaking your food in garlic juice prior to feeding can stimulate a response in some fish.
I have had success by starting with a frozen food of some sort and slowly mixing pellets in with this until the fish will take pellets alone.

[Regalblue]

I'd separate it, starve it for a few days & then offer food. Keep doing it until it eats or you notice things getting worse.

[greg y]

I went out and bought some frozen brine shrimp and blood worms. I couldn't find one of those feeding rings, figured that might help as well. Hopefully it works

[greg y]

No dice, won't touch it

[Regalblue]

Starve it

[greg y]

Starve it

Still won't eat. What do I use for an isolation box? Or should I buy one?

[Regalblue]

No spare 10gal laying around?

[greg y]

I bought one of those little plastic lizard boxes with  the slits in top to sink in the tank. Is that a bad idea?

[greg y]

It still won't eat. I'm thinking she's not going to make it.
I called the store and they said try frozen foods, try garlic, etc....

I have tried everything.
Lesson learned, from now on I want to see a fish eat before I take it home.

[greg y]

Here's some pics.
I'm going to try straight garlic next.

[Regalblue]

Is it's belly sunken in? 

[greg y]

A little bit I think.