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
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.
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
Clown loach
…The clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus), 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 islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The…