New fish wont eat! please help!

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cgronko

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I just got some new cichlids, 2 males and 2 females. The two males act like they have lived in my tank their whole lives and eat everything i throw in there, But the two females wont eat a thing! Its been a little over a week now since i got them and I dont think they have ate anything yet:(. Any tricks to get these fish to start eating? I have thrown everything at them in the frozen food department as well as flakes and pellets. They either wont even go after the food or will put it in their mouth for a split second and spit it right back out. Please help! These fish are very rare and I paid alot for them. I tested the water last night as well and everything is good, just small amounts of nitrate.
 
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