Botia Borneo Origin Pict, 24 cm TL

CLOWN LOACH (Botia macracantha)
FAMILY: Cobitidae
TYPE: Cyprinids
MAX SIZE: more than 12″ (approx. 30cm)
ORIGIN: Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesia
DIET: Omnivorous
CHARACTER: Peaceful
MISC: keep in shoals, has a movable spine that lies in a groove below the eye, which may be extended as a defense mechanism, they sometimes they lie on their sides on the bottom of the tank or swim upside down and appear to be dead