rams help

Question
ok this morning i went to my LFS and saw some rams, the water quality is bad so i decided to buy 2 of them, the first one is a big male balloon ram and the second is a female golden ram..i got some background knowledge of keeping rams but i wanna know more, currently i have quarrenting them in an QT but they are jus lazing at the bottom and not moving round much, though they are eating well and their colours are showing...so my questions are:

how to take care of them
how to properly quarrentine them
what to do during the quarrentine process
how to introduce them to main tank...

in my 40 gall main tank, , i have 4 platys, 1 common plec and 4 cories, the main tank is also quite well planted..

Answer
Hi Jun
Balloon rams and the golden rams are basically the same as the blues, just those were selectively bred to have different qualities.  So, they're probably more sensitive because of that.  And, blue rams are fairly sensitive as well.  I've only had blue rams and currently some Bolivian rams, and it's been my experience between the two, the Bolivians are much more forgiving and easier to care for then the blues.  
Keep the water quality excellent, which is true of any fish, but very particularly true with sensitive fish like yours.  
Feed a varied diet both meaty/proteins and veggies/plant matter.  Also, be careful with the balloon, because he may not be able to get to the food as quickly as the other fish-so make sure he's eating.  And, "rounder" fish like that seem to be more prone to swim bladder issues and constipation due to their shape.  So like I said, be sure to feed a varied diet with plant matter/veggies, and may be a good idea to soak any flake type of food or freeze dried food first in a bowl with tank water before feeding.  My Bolivians love frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp, they also eat regular flake food.  Mine don't particularly care for pellet food though, they never go to the top to feed.   

For quaranting, what I do know with all new fish I buy, I have this product I bought for a loach that came down with ich right after bringing him home.  Loaches are very sensitive to medications, especially ich meds and salt.  It's called Ich Attack by Kordon.  It's 100% organic, and treats ich, fungus, protozoans, and flagellates.  It smells absolutely awful too lol.  But I use that on all new fish automatically, I figure since it's organic, it's fairly safe-and my loaches tolerated it very well-and it healed up the ich.  I also usually use a few doses of PimaFix-which is a mild antibacterial remedy.  I use an antibiotic and antiparasite food as well to feed to the fish to get any nasties they may have internally.  I usually end up making my own, with some frozen bloodworms.  Put them in a bowl, and soak some tetracycline for the antibiotic, and some antiparasite medications in with the food before feeding.  They do make antiparasite/antibacterial foods, but it's been my experience none of my fish will eat the antiparasite food, so that's why I usually make it myself.

Quarantine for at least 2 weeks minimum.  Some people do it for at least 4 weeks.  Just depends on the fish, the store, etc.  When it's time to introduce them to the main tank, just put them in a bucket and slowly add some of the main tank water to the bucket so they can adjust to it.  I would also recommend adding a cave or two for the rams.  They'll appreciate the plants, but I"ve found mine love hanging out hiding in a cave/rocky area.

Hope that helps and good luck with them!

Christy