What’s wrong with this parrotfish ?

[coachV]

Hey guys this parrotfish has been in my system for 8 months now just this week he started having this “ shiny” rash on its back you can see it just beside the dorsal fin on this picture any ideas?

 

[Andrew D]

Not sure, but I have to say I've not see one of these in a home reef before. brave of you, given (I think) how large and disruptive they can become...

 

[coachV]

So far it’s a great fish. It’s a Quoyi. This one isn’t in terminal colour phase yet. I have another one that is. They’re stunning fish.

 

[Limey]

Looks like a rub off a rock or something see if he wedges himself in between two rocks at night like the hippo' tangs do.

 

[coachV]

Looks like a rub off a rock or something see if he wedges himself in between two rocks at night like the hippo' tangs do.

Yes they make a cool cocoon at night under rocks. Maybe that’s just it. Thank you

 

[Luigi]

If I'm not mistaken they eat some rocks here and there,, how is it's diet? Does it gets enough omega?

 

[coachV]

If I'm not mistaken they eat some rocks here and there,, how is it's diet? Does it gets enough omega?

I can only talk about my own experience with the two I have. I don’t see them eating anything in the tank other than scraping the rocks n glass for algea. I would think my diet is pretty is pretty complete. They are mostly vegetarian and I feed them like my tangs with spirulina based flakes, nori from different sources, gut loaded frozen foods, pellets n selcon.