My most prized fish out of my collection of 2.....would be my American Eel named Eli.
Eli was purchased from a Chinatown seafood store for less than $3. At the time he was 17 inches, and was the last living eel in the tank. There was a floating, dead eel, and the bottom was so dirty with algae, the employees didn't notice him because he blended right in with the brown gunk!
When they took him out, the employee asked me a question while at the same time making scissors with one hand. I could not understand a word he was saying, but apparently he asked if I wanted it cleaned. Luckily, my one friend understood and told him no and we wanted it alive.
He traveled with me back home in a lunchbox, and spent time in a 10 gallon rubbermaid and a 20 gallon long tank. He is now comfortably at home in a 50 gallon and is about 18 inches after having him for over a year.
Here's a picture of him:
He's still incredibly shy and abhors any light, which makes viewing difficult, but he's been through alot and is my favorite species of fish.
Eli was purchased from a Chinatown seafood store for less than $3. At the time he was 17 inches, and was the last living eel in the tank. There was a floating, dead eel, and the bottom was so dirty with algae, the employees didn't notice him because he blended right in with the brown gunk!
When they took him out, the employee asked me a question while at the same time making scissors with one hand. I could not understand a word he was saying, but apparently he asked if I wanted it cleaned. Luckily, my one friend understood and told him no and we wanted it alive.
He traveled with me back home in a lunchbox, and spent time in a 10 gallon rubbermaid and a 20 gallon long tank. He is now comfortably at home in a 50 gallon and is about 18 inches after having him for over a year.
Here's a picture of him:
He's still incredibly shy and abhors any light, which makes viewing difficult, but he's been through alot and is my favorite species of fish.
