I have had pet bass (spotted I think) for about 4 months. He seems to have gotten a parasite because I see him rubbing on rocks and spasms as well. I used the tablet treatment the last couple of days and now he won't eat. Usually he takes worms right out of my hand, but now I have to drop them and he will suck them in and spit them out over and over. I also have a problem with algae reoccurring. Is there a good tank treatment out there that you have used that works well and is safe for a native fish? Thanks!


First off welcome to MFK and you've choose a great site to get help on. This could be a skin parasite or it could be jsut regular scratching (My bass does the same thing occassionaly) as for the eating, is the tank fully cycled and have you added any new tank mates lately? Try checking the parameters as well.