my black widow tetras 'throwing up'?

[muffinass]

I just bought my fish some 'gourmet' food (bottom-feeder pellets for my cories, and freeze-dried bloodworms for the tetras).
Today I started off my fish with regular flakes, and then started giving the tetras the bloodworms. I've dropped some bottom-feeder pellets for my cories, and the tetras started eating it right after.
Aside from the fact that the cories aren't really eating the pellets, the tetras immediately stopped eating the worms.
What's more, I see them swallowing the worms, then spitting them back out. I figured they didn't like them, but they did that with the flakes i fed them afterwards as well.
Bottom line is, what the hell's going on? Is it normal for the tetras to throw up their food (maybe i guess they're not hungry?)
I fed them in the morning at 11am, then at 8:45pm (this is when I fed them the hors d'oeuvre).
Any ideas?

 

[Igor The Cat]

My Yellow honey Gourami(sp?) does the same thing if hes not hungery.

 

[rhoymand]

as far as food, aquarium fish are spoiled. dont feed them for a few days and I guarantee they wont spit out their food next time they get a chance to eat.

 

[GoldLenny]

Muffinass, (I had to reply to someone with a nickname like that! )

My Albino Buenos Aires Tetras will snap up a small piece of sinking Shrimp Pellet (I break them in half) and carry it around and chew on it until it softens up. Then they spit it out and eat the smaller pieces... as the Danios swoop in for a few nibbles.

 

[SANND]

One of my bettas does that when he's not hungry but he can't resist trying to eat everything in site. (typical man!) I have on danio that tends to get a bit constipated and she will spit food out when she's blocked. Everybody gets a veg diet until her bloated belly shrinks!