One of these things is not the same

[PhishPhreek]

Can someone explain to me what is the difference between a botea and a loach ?
and why are they not in the same classification as corys

[algarciajr]

Do you mean botia? I found a lot of info on botia loachs on google.

[PhishPhreek]

found it - Botia = Indian loaches / possess a pair of razor-sharp spines under their eye sockets. One characteristic of this loach group is the ability to produce a loud "clicking" noise, which is commonly heard during feeding time. This noise stems from a special type of pharyngeal teeth that are used to extract snails from their shells Thats a fact Jack - used to always catch my catfish by hand so they wouldn't get caught up in the net. But I had a 5" red tail / Blue Botia and when I picked him up he gored me with tusks like a razor back and would not let go. SOB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botia

[Complexity]

As far as I know, the term "loach" is a common name while "botia" is a scientific name for a specific group of fish. Corys are a different fish so they are classified differently.

All botias are loaches, but not all loaches are botias. There is more than one species of loaches. Corys, however, are not one of the species of loaches. It is a catfish, but not a loach.

Here's a detailed list of the different species of loaches, including botia: http://www.loaches.com/species-index/species-index

[fshfrk]

Love them botias!

[PhishPhreek]

I didn't know a Clown loach was a Botia......

[Complexity]

...not all loaches are botias.

I didn't know a Clown loach was a Botia......

It's not. Clown loaches are part of the Chromobotia family. Botia AND Chromobotia are two different types of loaches.

It's similar to saying that a Pleco and an Oto are both catfish. Plecos and Otos are two different types of catfish.

Does that help?

[PhishPhreek]

So Clown Loaches were botias but now they're not......... no wonder I confused

[Complexity]

I don't know if clown loaches were ever classified as botia.