Bicolor Angel feeding issues.

superman

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I recently purchased a 2-2.5" Bicolor Angel for my reef tank. It seems to not want to eat, and I'm looking for suggestions. I have so far tried brine/mysid/spirulina cubes which it will grab every piece in its path, but seems to spit every single one back out. I don't think it's a freshness issue because the clowns eat it right up. I've tried omnivore flakes and I've tried spirulina flakes. He grazes on the rocks in the tank all day, but I really don't think that's enough to sustain him. I went into this purchase knowing that Bicolors can be difficult to care for, but I was quite confident in my abilities and my set up. The tank is flourishing with perfect parameters that were double checked by my LFS. It is well established having been set up for about 5+ years now. Any suggestions on what I can do to get this guy to feed or alternate foods would be great. I've had him since Sunday and he doesn't seem to be stressed in any way. He made himself at home pretty quickly.
 

superman

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Put an algae clip with some nice green algae in there about an hour ago. No luck as of yet. This really gets me. I've never had an issue successfully acclimating a fish and i've tried 4 different foods at this point. He still seems very active and picks at the rocks, but i've witnessed no food being eaten. =(
 

superman

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Fed frozen brine/mysid/spirulina last night and he ate it. Ate again twice today. Looks like this may work out.
 
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