feeding my cichlids

Question
MY ? IS I HAVE 3 CICHLIDS, 2 OF THEM FROM 1 STORE AND THE OTHER FROM A DIFFERENT 1. THEY DONT SEEM 2 BE EATING THEIR FOOD. I'VE TRIED FLOATING PELLETS WHICH THEY DONT REALLY COME UP 2 GET,AND I'VE BEEN USING OTHER LIL PELLETS THAT SINK. THEY SEEM 2 EAT THOSE BUT ONLY 2 OR 4 AT ONCE. MOSTLY 1 FISH I SEE EAT. IM WORRIED THAT THE OTHER 2 ARENT EATING LIKE THEY SHOULD.ALOT OF FOOD JUST ENDS UP ON THE FLOOR. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Answer
Hi David,
 Did you just get these fish?  It can take cichlids days or even weeks to get used to a new tank and situation and often they won't eat during that time.  Keep trying with the food, but it is absolutely essential that you remove any uneaten food or it will rot on the bottom of the tank and kill the fish.

-- Ron
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