Vintage Boots: Botia Modesta

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Botia Modesta

The blue botia, Yasuhikotakia modesta, is a tropical freshwater fish of the Cobitidae family (and Botiidae subfamily) of loaches. In the wild, it comes from large rivers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The blue botia is a widely available fish in the aquarium trade and can be purchased globally.

Other Latin names for this fish are Botia modesta and Botia rubripinnis. Other common names for this fish are red-finned loach, redtail botia, and colored botia.In the wild, it comes from large rivers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The blue botia is a widely available fish in the aquarium trade and can be purchased globally.