Do people just make up names for clownfish?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Do people just make up names for clownfish like they do new corals that come in?

How do names come about and what constitutes a newly named fish?

Thanks.

 

[BarbH]

Interesting question especially with all the different designer clowns. Would be interesting to hear from those that are breeding how they come up with the different names.

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[gar732]

The way I see it is large companies like ORA labeled their designer clown fish that they have developed to make referring to them easier and of course marketing. Then others started to name the fish they were breeding to set themselves apart from everyone else like Doni did with the snowcasso. So now what you mostly see is different names for the same type of fish. Granted they are different extremes but that is really just determined by chance. I'm waiting for someone to develop a totally new strain like ORA did with the snowflake or the picasso. Mostly everything else is a variation of these two fish.

 

[FMF0331]

I'm still wondering who makes up the name of coral frags, chalice - zoa - palys - acans ...etc

 

[Steelerfan747]

Thats an interesting question, please let me know if you find out. Good luck

 

[blackx-runner]

Do people just make up names for clownfish like they do new corals that come in?

How do names come about and what constitutes a newly named fish?

Thanks.

The flashier the name the higher the price. There is no guidelines or rules for naming bases, just whatever the "breeders" feel like calling the offspring. For the most parts its nothing more than color morphs selectively bred to carry on a more frequent occurrence of that trait. What you end up with is dozens of breeders selling the exact same species of clown with different "designer" names.

I'm still wondering who makes up the name of coral frags, chalice - zoa - palys - acans ...etc

There is no one "body" that names anything. You can give anything in your tank a nice fancy name and sell it off under that name if you wish. Just don't try to sell your stuff under someone elses fancy name.

 

[Trex]

I'm still wondering who makes up the name of coral frags, chalice - zoa - palys - acans ...etc

Most of those are shortened scientific names,

Zoanthus sp

Acanthastrea sp

etc.

 

[cannon77]

Every breeder decides what to call the clowns they breed, there is no set standard. There SHOULD BE, but theres not. Something that I would love to see happen at some point?? As for ora creating the Snowflakes and Picasso strains......not true, they did not create either species, they get way too much credit!!!

 

[FMF0331]

Most of those are shortened scientific names,

Zoanthus sp

Acanthastrea sp

etc.

what i meant was.. names like - pink elephant chalice or snowcone acans / hubba bubba / triple threat zoa . etc
i guess the fancier the name , it's more likely someone will buy it

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Bump!

 

[typicalwhiteazn]

Gimmick most times and a lot of the names overlap as being the same coral. Its useful and definitely entertaining to distinguish certain coloration/patterns within the same species of corals this way, but don't eat into the naming too much but rather buy it based on your own eyes enjoyment of that coral.

what i meant was.. names like - pink elephant chalice or snowcone acans / hubba bubba / triple threat zoa . etc
i guess the fancier the name , it's more likely someone will buy it

 

[gmoney243]

The name chalice for the corals refers to the chalice like shape of the eyes.

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[WestOhooligan]

Rev, you also kind of brought up a point/sore spot for me. It drives me nuts that "premium", or "grade A" is based soley of markings or patterns. What about the overall condition of the fish such as: sever underbite, flared gills, "pug" face, or excessive peanut shaped body? Nothing bugs me worse than a clown with great markings and obvious signs of inbreeding.

 

[Ericm1205]

i am a clown breeder. i dont plan on naming the next greatest clown out there unless i get a pure black snowflake! there is been alot of different cross reeding of clowns over the last year. people pairing onyx with snowflakes. picasso with snow onyx and when they come up with a new breed they like to name it. its good for the hobby and breeders i think cause it gets more people to see different patterns and such and keeps the wild ones wild. as for some of the price tags on these newly bread designers, im not to sure. as for selling bad babies even with nice markings is a real bad sign. with ORA selling misbar and stubby ones for MORE than the reg clowns is unacceptable. its easy to make a misbar. poor water quality in the fry tanks. why sell deformed stubby and misbars for more? i get mad at that. i have culled more nice fish then i would like to have. quality over quanity.

 

[Cooterbrown]

I make up names for my stuff. Then people get excited an think it's rare lol. I really don't but I should

 

[mallorieGgator]

The designer names I would say are made up depending on the look of the clownfish: naked clowns have no stripes, snowflakes have a middle bar that looks like a snowflake, platinums are almost all sparkly white, etc etc....

 

[Just Clownin Around]

Being the first person to cross a picasso with a black and white. Doing such I feel that I have the right to name that fish. Otherwise my picassos are sold as I would grade them. Conforming to the traditional grading standards. If you are just mixing what is already available then you should just call oit that

 

[stylaster]

the name you see on corals are just made up for marketing purposes. Most coral when you look at a wholesaler list is sold by species name, not some designer name

 

[kmaintl]

The flashier the name the higher the price. There is no guidelines or rules for naming bases, just whatever the "breeders" feel like calling the offspring. For the most parts its nothing more than color morphs selectively bred to carry on a more frequent occurrence of that trait. What you end up with is dozens of breeders selling the exact same species of clown with different "designer" names.

agree!

 

[Reefing8EZ]

Well there's gotta be a way of indentfying fish/coral. They need names just like us, but I don't want a chalice named bob or to see a person named pink elephant. Fancier name doesn't mean higher price. To me higher price is brighter, more colorful, and unique. Don't care what the name is but Bobs chalice or Jim's acan sounds kinda boring to me.