Yasuhikotakia modesta (blue botia) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Botiidae.

Blue botias are widespread in eastern and central Indochina, notably in the Mekong River basin (including Tonlé Sap), but also in the Chao Phraya, Bang Pakong and Mae Klong river basins of Thailand.

The blue botia has a long, compact body and arched back similar to many other members of the family Botiidae including clown and yoyo loaches.

Like many loaches, blue botias are a nocturnal species that comes out at night to dig through gravel and substrate for food.

They are omnivorous, but prefer a meat-intensive diet of krill, bloodworms, Daphnia, earthworms and live insects.