I did that a lot at first lol. I try to keep it all in one thread now lols. I was one of those guys. I acknowledge the fact I am still a noob though lol.
Ya w/ I tried that for a few days isde but they werent giving in.
And hekk...it was straight pellets but I had to crush and mix em w/ water to be able to roll em into soft little dough balls.
SO I kept on keepin on.
Now I have one of the picky ones on sinking hikari cichlid gold and one on floating.
the other "sao fran" eats what ever.
Same as the never growing azul.
One of my 2 spots went into the grow out tank to beef up. And to try and man up. Biggest girl dog in the fish world. He eats like a champ now but more or less slithers around on the bottom and comes up to eat. I think he turned into a sissy from being whopped by the old Orino my xingu and oscar. Well he is hiding on the bottom while my "Sao Fran" shines.