Does eel just stay in one place all the time?

[Gary_Yip]

I got an eel recently and he is looking fine and happy in my tank. However, he just stays in one of my rock most of the time, and only put his head out when I am feeding it
Is that normal? or they only come out at night?

 

[Goodair]

Mine pops up when it's hungry or when I remove the lids, prob thinks food is coming, lol.
It alternates between 2 caves, usually sticks to one more than the other.

 

[Gary_Yip]

Mine pops up when it's hungry or when I remove the lids, prob thinks food is coming, lol.
It alternates between 2 caves, usually sticks to one more than the other.

Yep they love food. They smell it like miles away once i dip the shrimp in the water
Today i spend 30 minutes to find my eel, and i end up find it inside one of my fake rock. Maybe it find another favorite spot!

 

[rfgonzo]

Both of my Morays are active. If I walk by the tank they move around the tank.

 

[windemerejack]

When I had one he moved around for a few days, then found a favourite spot and stayed there until he was hungry, then he would come out and swim around until I fed him, it soon became a routine.

 

[Hugh Mann]

I found my greyfaced moray spends most of his time in one cave or another, only coming out to eat.

However at night, usually right around lights off he'll swim around the tank a bunch.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Once a territory is established, that is where they stay. They are alert at night but are eager to move at the presence of food

 

[piranhaman00]

My jeweled swims around quite a bit actually