I found this from quick internet search too - I think they be the Killifish I have seen in the lakes here. They look very similar if not.
Thanks, Matty.
If you had told me those pictures were from Arizona it would have been perfectly believable because it looks just the same. Even the old buildings.
I thought we were looking at some ancient adobe ruins, until I saw the street lamp and realized that these places are still occupied after maybe two thousand years.
It's always interesting to see modern technology rub up against ancient civilization.
If you had told me those pictures were from Arizona it would have been perfectly believable because it looks just the same. Even the old buildings.
I thought we were looking at some ancient adobe ruins, until I saw the street lamp and realized that these places are still occupied after maybe two thousand years.
It's always interesting to see modern technology rub up against ancient civilization.
I agree with oreochromis tanganicae and for a second it looked like one or two very slender vieja melanura
People chucking them out of aquaria is my guess
I would concur with Oreochromis mossambicus.
I grew up in Dubai. There used to be a pretty large reservoir out in the Hatta area, but it had sadly dried up when I had last visited the area around 15 years ago. But back in the 90s it was a pretty large body of water and was stocked with tilapia - both the WT grey variety and a red strain. I managed to net some some of the red fry and maintained a colony in small pond in my backyard for a few years. Amazingly resilient fish.
Dubai’s a completely different place now but your posts make me nostalgic.
I grew up in Dubai. There used to be a pretty large reservoir out in the Hatta area, but it had sadly dried up when I had last visited the area around 15 years ago. But back in the 90s it was a pretty large body of water and was stocked with tilapia - both the WT grey variety and a red strain. I managed to net some some of the red fry and maintained a colony in small pond in my backyard for a few years. Amazingly resilient fish.
Dubai’s a completely different place now but your posts make me nostalgic.
Oh really that's interesting. I didn't realize Arizona had places like these.
I actually stayed in the place above for two nights, it is quite far away from the major cities and towns, which is why I think the water was still so clean and you could drink from it. It is a really old little village, occupied by the families that have stayed there for generations. They get their income from travelers like myself who like to stay in these far out, rural places. It was not 5 star at all haha, but that's exactly what I look for. Living with the locals, eating with them (they killed some goats for our food, as it was Eid.) and we got to fire off some really old rifles from what looked world war 2 era stuff. The friendliest, most welcoming people.
As Ulu mentioned in the post below yours, yes they were all stocked on purpose. Im not sure not all the fish would not have been put there by the authorities (although some might have), Im fairly certain there were a few that were dumped by irresponsible aquariusts too. Judging by the Koi and goldfish I have seen in there in past years during the winter.
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They did look like a little like Vieja didn't they. But I didn't think they would do so well in those kinds of conditions.
