My ram is sick, is there anything I can do?

nkelmquist

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My rams are sick, is there anything I can do?

Hi, I have had this female blue ram for four months, she is my first ram and she has 3 other ram tankmates. Since she is the first and the largest ram in the tank, as soon as I get out the food she's at the front of the tank watching me, happy and anticipating the treat. This morning when I fed them she didn't come out of her hiding spot to eat. She isn't foraging or wandering around the tank at all. She also seems to be breathing pretty fast. Though she isn't at the surface or on the bottom of the tank. The other rams haven't been bugging her at all, her boyfriend in the tank protects her from any onslaughts, including me. I haven't noticed anything unusual about her appearance, other than her fins are up like she is trying to impress, and she isn't losing her color at all.
PH=7
Ammonia=0 PPM
NO3=10 PPM
 
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Hmmm. No visible flashing or anything? Any recent additions/changes to the tank? When was the last addition?
 
sounds like my experience with every ram I've had. they act fine for several weeks, then all of a sudden stop eating and die soon after. My water is very hard so I was told that might be the reason but I made up a tank with soft acid water and they still died so I think it's just weak strains. I've prettymuch sworn off rams and am trying an apisto species instead. Kyle
 
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