Crowds Catch Lake Fish Above Solok Which Is Suddenly 'Tame'

SOLOK - Residents who live on the shores of Lake Diatas, Lembah Gumanti District, Solok Regency, West Sumatra were surprised when a number of fish in the lake suddenly swam to the shore and were tame so they caught them.

"Many fish suddenly tame and swim to the edge of the lake so that it is very easy for us to catch them," said one resident, Khairul Anwar (38), quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 8.

He mentioned the type of tame fish, namely Tawes fish (Barbonymus gonionotus) Bleeker or usually known by residents there as catue fish.

Residents saw the fish began to swim to the edge of the lake since a few days ago. Even yesterday, many residents took advantage of the moment and caught some of the fish to take home.

Anwar admitted that he did not know exactly what caused the fish to come out of the bottom of the lake. He also admitted that it was the first time he had seen fish in the lake, which were suddenly tame and easy to catch.

"If it's due to poisoning, I don't think it's possible. If it's due to poisoning, of course all the fish in the lake get dizzy and die, but only oil fish or catue fish. While other fish don't," he said.

He also said that currently there are not so many fish that appear because many people have caught them. "However, some fish still appear to the edge of the lake," he said.

In addition, another resident Susanti (32) said that some time ago she had seen the events of the lake water spinning and going up and down on the edge of the Lake Above.

"After that incident, many fish suddenly tame, maybe the fish are dizzy due to the rotation of the water, I am also confused," he said.

Currently, there are not as many fish swimming on the shores of the lake as on Wednesday, July 7 yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Fisheries and Food Service of Solok Regency, Admaizon, said that currently his party had dispatched officers to directly inspect the field.

"We are currently identifying and coordinating with relevant agencies, as well as providing fish samples to investigate the cause," he said.