toehead11183;1297899; said:
ummm . . .maybe lunacy?
Electric eels shouldn't be screwed around with.
I had the opportunity to buy one (12'') back when I lived in Fairbanks, AK.
After doing plenty of research I decided not to. Dying is not cool.
I'm not a wuss. I've been stung by lions, stonefish, rabbitfish, urchins, man-o-wars. I've had thumbnails smashed by lungfish and arm hairs ripped out by clownfish. Hazards of the hobby and the trade and I'm cool with that. But dying because a huge knifefish hiccups. . .not cool.
tis a beautiful fish though, kind of sessile for my tastes but to each his own.
good luck man!