start feeding frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp. Stay away from live!
100% Agree with gangster here in staying away from live... There are cases though where young cichla won't eat anything but...I also don't agree with starving a young cichla... good way to lose it.. But if you HAVE too, feed it using the method I mention above, for only a few days then move into cutting the feeders in half and teaching them to eat cut baits, then moving into pieces of shrimp / krill than into pellets.. IMO