It gets the food swallows it then spits the next dayThe healthier they are, the more sticky it is, someones wrong causing it lose its stickiness there for letting go of food
That's a good point, if there to large they will just spit them out as well, you can also just feed some frozen brine, suck some up with a syrringe or turkey baster and blast it on in. Whatevers not eaten will get eaten by your fishTry going a couple weeks without feeding.
Also,are you feeding whole silversides or are you cutting them smalle. r?
Mysis shrimp has much more nutrients than brine.