Clown Loach

Clown Loaches are a type of loach fish with an arched body that is slender and made for cutting through the water quickly. Clown Loaches have an orangish yellow body with wavy black stripes. They also have a black stripe that cuts down over their eyes.  Clown Loaches have bright red fins that resemble clown shoes. Clown Loaches also sport 4 pairs of barbels on their lower jaw and lip that are hard to see unless you look up close. They are not only named for their interesting markings but they are named for their active and silly behaviors in the home aquarium. Owners of Clown Loaches have reported them swimming upside down and even playing dead.

Clown Loaches make a clicking sound that they use to communicate various things with one another and other fish. The Clown Loach clicking is used when defending territory, for mating, and simply when they are happy. These clicking sounds are made by grinding their pharyngeal teeth.