Poll: Do you name your fish?

[aKlevans]

Only named one, my male clownfish is named pennywise

 

[HB Fisheye]

My stepdaughter named our mandarin goby kisses

Naming a Mandarin is tuff.

 

[Maritimer]

I tried it once.

The ones I named died.

Now ... I don't, as a general rule.

~Bruce

 

[HB Fisheye]

I tried it once.

The ones I named died.

Now ... I don't, as a general rule.

~Bruce

That's sad, but I totally understand.

I have a rule that we can't name a fish for at least two weeks after they've been put into the tank.

 

[TikiBird]

My son named our Wyoming white clownfish Trick and Treat. We got them last year just before Halloween, and they are white, orange, and black...it fits! (Treat is the little one.)

 

[Antics]

My boss always told me naming fish was bad luck. I started doing it (mostly) out of spite.

 

[Leslie Tabor]

Purchased a flametail blenny and a royal gramma at the same time. Named them Lenny and Squiggy. I’m sure most people won’t get it

I had 2 fat orange tabby cats by the same names...wanted to get 2 girls to name Laverne and Shirley!

 

[Leslie Tabor]

All my fish and shrimps have names...as well as my BTA's...and my conch too lol

 

[spiraling]

My fish have names. they are pets so we name them
the clowns are Ryan and Dungey. Most people on this forum won't get that one
Blanch the blenny
Max the Mccloskers
I plan to name the Carpenters wrasse that is coming soon: festool. I doubt most will get that either, which is why naming them is fun.

 

[HB Fisheye]

All my fish and shrimps have names...as well as my BTA's...and my conch too lol

Ok, I have to ask. What did you name your BTA's and conch?

 

[rkpetersen]

I have only named one fish. Years ago, I had an Undulate Triggerfish that had an outrageous amount of personality. I named him Zach. Eventually, Zach was the only fish in his aquarium, and would tolerate no interlopers. Zach liked to redecorate the tank, picking up and dropping shells and small rocks with klunks I could hear across the room. Zach was a greedy pig; if I was feeding the fish in the tank next to his, he'd loudly bang his nose on the glass to get my attention, 'Hey feed me too!' I used to feed Zach fresh shrimp by hand. One time, the shrimp was gone but I kept my fingers in the tank, messing with him a bit. I guess he didn't care to be teased because a few moments later he latched onto my finger and when I pulled back in surprise, he went flying about 6 feet across the room. He was fine once he got back in his home, and he never bit me again.

 

[Leslie Tabor]

Ok, I have to ask. What did you name your BTA's and conch?

Lol The original nem is Ruby, her first clone is Medusa, and the second is Hydra. The conch, is named Conker (really old Sega game I used to love...Conkers Bad Fur Day)

 

[Leslie Tabor]

Ok let's see how nerdy you guys really are...My Engineer Goby is named... Prometheous.

 

[HB Fisheye]

You guys are much better at names than me. I have a bunch of fish, some with names. My Vlamingii tang is named "Chilly" because his lips are blue. Then there's "Tidus the Midas". We had a starry blenny named "Purple guy". Not sure where that came from but it stuck (Wife). I'm working on a name for my magnificent foxface. Any suggestions?

 

[iemsparticus]

I plan to name the Carpenters wrasse that is coming soon: festool.

Haha... I’m glad you went with Festool over Ryobi.

I name all of the animals in my tank except the snails and the coral.

And when I say “I,” what I mean is that my kids usually do it for me. That’s why my Magnificent Foxface is named “Clocksy.”

@HB Fisheye, that wouldn’t be my first suggestion as a name for YOUR Foxface... fwiw.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

My clowns are Bonnie and Clyde, because they are gangsters. Maui is the golden dwarf moray, because hes from Hawaii and I like the Disney movie. Still coming up with a name for my flasher wrasse. Everything sentient in the tank should have a name. Well, not snails and hermits... pods... bristle worms...

 

[Crabs McJones]

Indeed I did. I nammed my two clownfish. The female is nammed Amelia Bedford Furthington Chesterhill, and the male is nammed James Fielding Wellingstonworth.

 

[spiraling]

Haha... I’m glad you went with Festool over Ryobi.

Yeah, when your husband is a trim carpenter, you only use the best

 

[spiraling]

Indeed I did. I nammed my two clownfish. The female is nammed Amelia Bedford Furthington Chesterhill, and the male is nammed James Fielding Wellingstonworth.

wow thats a mouthful. when you get mad at them do you use their full names?

 

[HB Fisheye]

Indeed I did. I nammed my two clownfish. The female is nammed Amelia Bedford Furthington Chesterhill, and the male is nammed James Fielding Wellingstonworth.

My wife wants to be your best friend now. lol.