Originally Posted by hypersushi2

To date, I have bought 8 Balloon Rams, one even costing me RM7 (most were around the RM3 to 3.50 range). I suppose all are local variety. None have lasted me more than a year and the last surviving one is recovering from HiTH disease but popeye is appearing now... I bought 3 new ones to replace the ones I lost but they mysteriously died one after another in the quarantine tank after two weeks of purchase (No, I didn't mix sick fishes with the new ones). I love the coloration of the rams but the way they die so easily is making me very fed up....should I just give up on the local ones? Is there any technique to keep them? Has anyone successfully kept local rams for long? Is it because most of them are already having internal bacteria? So I need to detoxify them and also bomb Pottassium Permaganate on them before releasing to the main tank? Any advice appreciated...