Spotted garden eels are tiny little eels that can be easily mistaken for a generic plant of the ocean, these eels are smaller than your generic eel but are equally as interesting!
These eels are found from the Indo-Pacific to East Africa and are commonly found at around 150ft underwater. Colonies of eels will usually bury themselves in sandy areas
or even in a bed a seagrass in order to camouflage themselves. Spotted garden eels secrete a slimy mucus in order to keep their burrow from caving in, if a predator ever
approaches, the eels will immedietly hide in their holes, only poking their heads out when the coast is clear. Spotted garden eels eat any zooplankton that may float by while
they're poking out of their hole. Commonly, if two male eels are too close to each other a fight will begin, on the other side of the spectrum, spotted garden eels will mate with
only their upper halfs being intertwined, with the mates making sure to never leave their hole. Spotted garden eels will release their eggs in the open water, letting the eggs
hatch on their own and once they hatch, find their own holes to call home.
