Blotch on tomini tangs face

[Lazydaze73]

anyone have any idea what this dark brownish/reddish color blotch on my tomini tangs face is?

He’s been in quarantine for 5 days. Got from local LFS. He eats great and doesn’t appear to be in any distress.

 

[Big G]

Welcome to R2R! Many fish display their anger at being in a sterile QT by blotchy skin displays. It's a form of camouflage. Consider adding a couple of fake/plastic plants in there to give it more cover. And covering the back and 2 ends of the tank with either paint or some dark paper, gives them a bit of a "cave-like" setting that relaxes them a bit. Could also turn off the light in the tank and only use ambient light from windows or room lights.

 

[Lazydaze73]

Well that would be awesome if he was just ticked at me and that’s the reason. I was fearing sinething more complicated. I am only using ambient lighting in the garage but I could black out the back of the tank to help with the skittishness. Thanks for the reply