noodle got to try some krill for the first time! These krill are… much smaller than she expected. She’s pretty used to eating things that are larger. She kept chasing the food stick like: “where’s the rest of it :U ?”
Eels have gills mostly protected under skin, with only small holes as outlets, as opposed to the plate-cover gills on most fish. They have to move their mouth in a large motion to fill the gills with water. The gif above is an excellent demonstration- see how the sides of her neck appear to widen as her gills fill with water? It’s then blown out a bit further back. The motion does look like gasping as compared to other fish, but they’re fine! That’s just Eel Physics.
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