Wow Nate awesome fisheries!
Teehjaeh57 you've got some nice fish there!
I can't tell from the pictures very well but the black spot doesn't look like the trematode "black spot." Too big for those.
I think it's been discussed here and no one out there really knows what it is but it doesn't appear to be harmful to the fish. Could be anything from a virus to scar tissue to genetic. There was conjecture it's more common in bass that are subjected to lots of catch and release as in bass tournaments, but it's only conjecture.
I know I introduced a thread on it here but I suck at doing searches here so good luck finding it.
As far as the bulging eyes that could be several things including parasitic issues. If it's only a few fish and they seem to be healthy it might not be anything to worry about.
I've noticed my fish with high relative weights tend to have bulging eyes. It could be excessive carbs in their diets making them functional diabetics (according to Dr. Brown of Purdue he says too many carbs not only produce this but also excessive viseral fat. He says they are able to function fairly normally in contrast to mammals though.)
I've got pics somewhere around here of some large bass in a Bass Pro tank that have seriously bulging eyes that are otherwise healthy.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 01/28/13 11:32 AM.
