Electric eel lights up Tennessee Aquarium's Christmas tree

Visitors to Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguel’s tank enables his shocks to power strands of lights on a nearby tree, according to a news release.  aquarium hopes Christmas tree will spark love and appreciation for unusual freshwater fish.

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Miguel releases low-volt blips of electricity when he is trying to find food, aquarist Kimberly Hurt said. That translates to a rapid, dim blinking of Christmas lights. When he is eating or excited he emits higher volt shocks which cause bigger flashes. Wattson has his own account on micro-blogging site Twitter where he shares tweets generated by his sparky self, courtesy of coding by Tennessee Tech University’s iCube centre. video has garnered over 26,000 views.

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“y combined electrical engineering and emerging business communication to give eel a voice,” center director Kevin Liska previously said in a aquarium statement. In between Miguel’s tweets boasting statements like “SHAZAM!!!!” and “ka-BLAMEROO!!!!!,” a video posted to account shows Miguel shaking in his tank as lights on nearby tree sputter on and off.

Here are some reactions to video on Twitter

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(With AP inputs)