i have a Male thats eats frozen and a female i got later on that eats frozen as well. at the fish store they said he only eats live food. i have had my tank going almost 2 years now and i have come to find out anything can happen. my two mandarins both eat the brime. sometimes i even think they are trying to mate! blows me away watching them. i even have a scooter in there that eats frozen food. i have lots of water movement. 125g with a 55 g fuge.