German Blue Rams

It depends how big the hospital tank is. In a tank that is too small, they might get in each other's way as it were. If the male will only be there for a few days it is not worth moving the female as they will remember each other.


What is wrong with the male?

Melafix is more of a preventative than a cure. I liken it to dettol - useful for stopping an infection getting into a cut, but if the cut does become infected we need something stronger.

7 days should be OK without the female.

How long have you had the rams? I gave up trying because they never lived more than a month or two for me - and I have softish water 

That's about twice as long as I ever had rams. I'll keep my fingers crossed for yours.

These can be tricky fish. Those that have been commercially bred for generations fare a lot better than wild caught fish, or those fish that have recent wild ancestors (used by breeders to widen the gene pool). But it is impossible to know which you have as the retailer won't know that, only the breeder.

[Wild caught fish or those with recent wild ancestors need soft water and warmer water than most fish. If the water is too cool, their digestive systems don't work well, and they suffer from problems related to that]

Hi,
I'm new here but saw this article about rams and I have the exact same problem with my male Ram,had them about 3 months and the female is very active,inquisitive and feeds well but the male is shy and painfully thin,I've seen him feed a little but he spits out more than he eats,and they get a varied diet of flake,micro and grindal worms etc,I've tried some Esha 2000 and pimafix in the tank,on different occasions but the little chap is still the same,his colour is fine and he doesn't look ill,just thin and shy.I hope he comes ok eventually.    

It is possible that the male and female don't get along and she is the dominant one. Rams do need to choose their own mates - though as you've been keeping fish a long time you probably know this already