Dashta eels were from the Zantay Caves, and were worshiped by the X'Ting for thousands of years. They were named after Kilaphor Dashta.
The unfertilized Dashta eels were given to the X'Ting so that they could make JK-series droids. Although these unfertilized specimens were not sentient, they still demonstrated a profound level of Force-sensitivity, making them the first known example of non-sentient Force sensitives. The sentient, adult Dashta eels also gave the X'Ting the first fungal spores used for food and medicine long ago. The mad geneticist Zeta Magnus experimented with dashta tissue during the Clone Wars.