Magic eel

**jackson17** · 07-26-2009, 02:14 AM

Well, I found my eel. After thoroughly shaking my canister outflow, the eel came swimming out and gave me a look like

. I guess they really are tricky creatures. I can't believe it sat in there. I wonder how long it was in there for lol.

Learn something new everyday

**Mith** · 07-26-2009, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by jackson17

Well, I found my eel. After thoroughly shaking my canister outflow, the eel came swimming out and gave me a look like

. I guess they really are tricky creatures. I can't believe it sat in there. I wonder how long it was in there for lol.

Learn something new everyday

You mean the outflow of the tube?? How did he get into it? Isn't there a screen type thing on your intake???? LOL

**jackson17** · 07-26-2009, 02:20 AM

Yes over the intake. He swam up the outflow. The little thing is a freak. And now the bichir is hovering around him, oh boy lol

**Mith** · 07-26-2009, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by jackson17

Yes over the intake. He swam up the outflow. The little thing is a freak. And now the bichir is hovering around him, oh boy lol

He must be REALLY tiny if he was able to swim up the exhaust with that screen thingy on it.... LOL

Glad ya found him/her though...!

**jackson17** · 07-26-2009, 02:24 AM

Nothing but the tube for the outflow. LOL. Hey if he wants to he can go up there, keep him safe from the bichir. Tricky little dude, and ya hes a baby. The hole is about 1/2 inch to a inch if that lol

**Oscar_freak12321** · 07-26-2009, 02:26 AM

That sounds strangely enough like normal behavior. A spiney eel species, right? Peacock eel, zig zag eel, fire eel, etc. If so, then completely normal, but fun to watch when active!

**jackson17** · 07-26-2009, 02:28 AM

Peacock lol. I just didnt think it would be able to sit in there with the outflow going, its straight up and down pretty much unless it was actually sitting in the filter on the sponges? I wish I could see where it was sitting lol

**Oscar_freak12321** · 07-26-2009, 02:39 AM

LOL peacocks are pretty funny about things like that. they just pop in and sit in there for hours on end, only coming out when feeling like it. Although I can't tell you exactly where they sit, they do love climbing up into the filters.

**Mith** · 07-26-2009, 02:41 AM

in the filter with all that poo? ewwww!

**jackson17** · 07-26-2009, 02:42 AM

well at least its in the outtake so its cleaned water? lol idk, not my ideal place.

And wow, seems like the bichir is jealous, its trying to borrow it self now to on the other side of the tank.

LMFAO! Its a spazz when it tries