What's your favorite eel and why?

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Annie the Sun Conure
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My favorite is the tessilate moray. The patterns, which vary greatly in each one, are simply trance inducing. And the gymnothorax is the coolest type.
 
nice choice!
 
love those guys. Extreme marine in Washington has one that is nearly 3 feet long. Little beauty.
 
Tessalata eels are awesome! The way the color shimmers along with the neutral black and whites is sick.

I also love the green moorays.

Shout out has to go to the wolf eel, I had one jump out of the tank sometime Friday afternoon and I didn't find it until noon on Saturday, he was half stiff and covered in old carpet fibers and dust, I popped him back in the tank and he started breathing, two days later and no ill effects. Went on to live years, I love active fish you can't kill!!

Last but not least, the Snowflake mooray is a great fish for anyone starting with eels, they stay relatively small for an eel, and aren't too aggressive to fish or your hand.

Eels rock, and they make tasty sushi too.
 
freshwater, fire eel, saltwater Echidna nebulosa, even though they are quite common morays
 
Fire Eel 100%. I called him Obi-Eel. :naughty:
 
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