Hi everyone, i had a question. I bought an arapaima 1 month back at 5 inch he is now 10inchs eats perfectly. He is in a 120gal growout tank all by himself. 50% water changes done alternate day. I have noticed that the arapaima yawns alot. Is it a problem or do arapaimas yawn alot? There is alot of aeration. Only thing is i have covered the tank with a glass so that he doesnt jump out. There are very very little gaps. Is this the problem?
(HELP)Why is my baby arapaima yawning??
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No i have never used a dechlorinator for my fish. I have other aquariums and ponds with the same water.
Your Arapaima may be sensitive to something in the water from the last water change possibly PH swing.
Yes might be as he just started showing this behaviour 2 days back. Problem is i dont have any testing kits and its not possible to get one due to lockdown.
I've noticed polys doing it from time to time. I don't think it's quite the same with fish and mammels. Fish are more like snakes and tend to stretch their jaws from time to time.
Well then if it's two times in a min for every min of the day id say you definitely have an issue. Sorry to hear this. Unfortunately I don't have any good advise based off of that info....I was hoping for the best.
Possible elevated ammonia. I hate to recommend anything with out testing the water but water change and treat with prime.
I dont think its ammonia cause i change the water every alternate day by 50%. What do you think about the glass cover? Which is covering the entire tank so that he doesnt jump.