lol ya when I see the big eels at my LFS i get intimidated also pinkertd but this little guy is super nice, He will just gently take the food off the feeding stick then swim back to his little den to eat it. He is so gental in fact i might try feeding by hand...maybe lol from what i read they have bad eye sight, i would not try that with the other fish in my tank though they inhale the food more then likely take some of my finger if i tried it