Orénoque - Discover fishes living in this basin

When searching for food, it often swims with it head bowed down. During breeding, the female deposits it eggs in areas where aquatic vegetation is dense.

It must be kept in a good sized aquarium with efficient filtration, as it is used to chewing it food and scattering it. It is sometimes aggressive toward other species. It breeds easily in captivity. There are several varieties.

It seeks its prey near the surface and sometimes it jumps out of the water. It accommodates well to life in captivity, but it must be maintained in a large aquarium. Also avoid putting in a pond with small fish.

The electric eel is a freshwater fish found in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. Like all species in the Gymnotes family, it has the ability to emit electric impulses. These animals have been studied since the 18th century and have inspired numerous research projects, such as Alessandro Volta's battery or more recently, in 2017, the development of hydrogels used in cardiac stimulators.