Botiidae
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Botiidae, the pointface loaches, is a family of cypriniform ray-finned fishes from South, Southeast, and East Asia. Until recently they were placed in the true loach family Cobitidae, until Maurice Ko
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Botia striata
Clown loach
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The clown loach, or tiger botia, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the botiid loach family. It is the sole member of the genus Chromobotia. It originates in inland waters in Indonesia on the
Botiidae
…small, with maximum lengths between 6 and 30 cm (2.4 and 11.8 in) depending on the species involved, although Leptobotia elongata reaches 50 cm (20 in) (Chromobotia macracanthus has been claimed to reach a similar size, but this would be exceptional). Botiidae contains the following genera…
Chromobotia macracanthus
Illustration of a clown loach by Pieter Bleeker, displaying the erected thorn
A clown loach in a planted tropical freshwater aquarium.
Two juvenile clown loaches with ich. Characteristically, for this stage of infestation, both are hiding in an ornament.