When baby bass fry hatch from their eggs, they are very small and have a long, thin tail. They are dark brown or black in color with a light-colored belly. Their eyes are large in proportion to their body and they have no teeth. Baby bass fry spend the first few weeks of their life hiding among vegetation near the shoreline where they feed on microscopic organisms. As they grow older, they begin to venture into open water and eat small fish and insects.