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I added a school of 6 Threadfins to my planted tank three days ago, and I haven't had much success in getting them to eat anything. My school of Harlequin Rasboras eat like they're starving, but I make sure I drop enough food in there for the Threadfins to get their fair share if they wanted it :-/. I end up having to vacuum the excess food though, as the threadfins don't even make an attempt to eat. They seem too nervous when I'm around the tank, and then when they calm down, they just swim about and ignore the presence of the food. I've tried flakes as well as bloodworms. (I must admit though that even the Rasboras don't take well to the bloodworms..) Is this a natural process when adding a somewhat shy species to a new home, or am I looking at bigger problems? What can I do to coax them to eat well and be healthy?