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What’s wrong with this parrotfish ?

coachV

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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? 09977A77-4663-4FF8-8FED-C7AFD40FB024.jpegimage.jpg
 

Andrew D

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

coachV

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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.
 
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