Trouble getting EBJDs to eat nls... VERY PICKY EATERS

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As the title says by 3 EBJDs are being a pain in the a** to get to eat a nls. At first I thought it may be parasites, so I treated the tank with API general care and epsom salt, but it just seems like they are very picky eaters.... It took me about 2 weeks of starving for them to finally take hikari carnivore sticks (which they still eat half and spit half out....). They eat and spit krill, river shrimp, cichlid gold, pretty much everything you can think of.... I want to convert them to nls, but they will eat, spit, and then on a few occasions swallow a tiny bit it seems. I once again tried the starving method, but its been now over 2 weeks and they are looking skinny.... The only food they seem to not spit out are blood worms. Water parameters are good and filtration in the tank (120 gallons 5x2) is an fx5 and an fx6. Two dempseys are about 5 and the biggest is about 7. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
how are they doing? This is one fish I never did well with. What were they eating before you got them? If still eating the blood worms well and in good body shape I would think you just have to break them.
 
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