Miguel the electric eel lights up a Christmas tree using its shock impulses In Tennessee aquarium

Miguel Wattson, an electric eel who lives at the Tennessee Aquarium, is a multitasker. And for his most effortless trick this season, he lights up a Christmas tree.

Miguel's tank is connected to a special system that links to a soundboard and a light board, which will able to pick up the signal whenever Miguel produces electricity.

Miguel releases low-voltage blips of electricity when he is trying to find food, aquarist Kimberly Hurt said. That translates to a rapid, dim blinking of the Christmas lights. When he is eating or excited he emits higher-voltage shocks, which cause bigger flashes.

Miguel Wattson, the electric eel at Tennessee Aquarium, is the hero who went viral among netizens for lighting up a Christmas tree. A video of the event was captured and later shared on Twitter by Miguel Wattson TNAQ. According to the profile’s bio, it’s a “character account owned by the Tennessee Aquarium”.

"There is a sensor directly in his exhibit that picks up when he produces electricity," Aquarist Kimberly Hurt, who cares for the electric eel, tells NPR.

Wattson is not the first electric eel to power a Christmas tree; several aquariums have done it over the last decade. But he may very well be the first eel to power his own Twitter account.

The aquarium hopes the Christmas tree will spark love and appreciation for the unusual freshwater fish.