Cere (Gambusia affinis) // small freshwater fish for malaria control

On this occasion, I want to share some images with all of you in this community. This afternoon, I captured images of a fish that lives wild in my area and plays a very important role.

When I first saw this fish, while visiting a plantation that lives in a swamp, I was drawn to it by the beautiful colors of this small fish. I then captured several images. Afterward, the unfavorable weather in my area caused rain, so I sought shelter. I chose under a banana tree for a bit more comfort than being in the rain on the plantation.

Okay, friends, this time I will share all the images I captured at that time with a short post from me. So, keep following this blog.

Nature has its own beauty and one of them is the diversity of animals that have extraordinary beauty and this time I will go to the swamps to see one of the fish brought from outside my country whose main purpose is to eradicate mammalian mosquitoes and now the population is very abundant living wild in the swamps in Indonesia.

I finally found the fish I was looking for.

Cere That's the name of this fish in my area. I've heard that this fish was introduced to many countries, including Indonesia, for the purpose of controlling malaria. However, due to its strong adaptability and rapid reproduction, this fish has become an impressive species that threatens local ecosystems and reduces native fish populations. Now, this fish is abundant and lives wild in the swamps in my area.

I like the male fish because it has a very beautiful combination of colors. Some people even keep them as ornamental fish.

but without me realizing it, when I was enjoying the beauty of the fish, it suddenly rained, but this was understandable because it had been cloudy since morning in my plantation area and in my area where the weather had been unpredictable for the past few days, and I also took some pictures while it was raining in the plantation to be able to make a blog tonight.

Because at that time I was in a banana plantation, I felt that under a banana tree whose leaves were very wide enough to shelter me for a while in the rain compared to me having to get wet in the plantation, I felt that this was a very comfortable place for a while and I also took some pictures because I wanted to try out the feature on my phone that can capture fast-moving objects and I could also see pictures where water fell on banana leaves.

After the rain, the plants grew very luxuriantly, and I captured some images of wildflowers that caught my eye. These flowers, which I've shared on several previous blogs, are some of the images and short posts from me for this session. I hope you all enjoyed them and enjoyed them. See you on my next blog in this beloved community.

About the author

Maulizar Mawardi or better known as @antonydossantos. I am a student. Like taking pictures, but not a professional photographer, insect lover, nature lover, looking for momentum is my hobby.