Poll: Do you name your fish?

[Crabs McJones]

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

Absolutely. That's how they know you mean business.

 

[Cherub]

all my fish are named "The"

The midas blenny, The purple tang etc lol

 

[iemsparticus]

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

I carve with chisels, gouges, and a mallet... so maybe I should get a Carpenter Flasher Wrasse and name him Stubai.

 

[saltyhog]

My oldest grand daughter has names for most of my fish but the only one I call by name is Beaker my Copperband Butterfly. He was actually named by @Humblefish who trusted me with his care. He is the biggest pet in the tank.

 

[Salty1962]

My GrandKid's have them all named, lol. First thing they do when they come over is to check for their favorite fish.

 

[burtbollinger]

Ive been keeping fish for 20 years...never named one. My approach is more scientific or clinical or something.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Snooter the Longnose Hawkfish

and Debbie the Flame Shrimp (Name after her species name, Lysmata debelius)

All of my other fish have names too but those two names are my favorite out of everything I have right now

 

[Joseph Pagnotta]

Most Certainly I do. The Picture is of My Niger Trigger. His name Is Tyrone, Get it Niger Trigger.. Tyrone. I crack myself up. Lol. He's been in my 55 gallon reef for 3 years, last month he Tried to Commit Fishaside while chasing some mysis, he was in the floor when I heard the Flapping, put him back in and is Flourishing Even more

 

[FloridaEsq]

My kids name my fish. So so far I have El Chapo (Zebra eel), Bubbles (Tang) , corn dog (trigger), Fred(Hawkfish), cutie face(Clown), Fast Fish and Mr. Sgiggles. maybe having the kids' name fish is not a good idea.

 

[rideit6578]

Of course!! But there's rules, my girlfriend gets too excited and names them before qt that will jinx them so there is a 3 week survival period before naming. Also gives us time to see their personalities.

My clowns were biggie and smalls but smalls isn't with us.
Blue hippo is sargent blue 2
Kole tang is Cole train
Mandarin is Mandy
Blotchy anthias is Elton John (if you Google Elton John pink and yellow polka dot suit you'll see why)

 

[Swoody]

My Wife has named them all....usually something to jog her memory as to what they really are called.....Although I did name my Borbonius Anthias Tony B(ourdaine).....

 

[BradB]

My first trip to the LFS just getting into saltwater, the LFS worker was complaining his wife kept naming his fish despite him telling her not to. He said it was a superstition that if you name a fish, it will die and his wife was proving it to be true. So I never name fish, and with the exception of a puffer my nephew calls 'puffy' any fish anyone named has died.

 

[Amps Reef Life]

Yes, I do well, mostly my lady does lol.

 

[flsalty]

I've never named a fish, though my wife and I did call a black moor out in the pond "The Moop".

Bonus points to anyone that gets that reference.

 

[jeflen651]

Yes, my wife and grand kids name them all: Kole tang- Woody
Clowns - Max and lilly
Benghai Cardinal - Yipes
Green Chromis - Eenie, Meenie, Minnie, and Moe
Lawnmower Blenny - Hoover

 

[HB Fisheye]

Most Certainly I do. The Picture is of My Niger Trigger. His name Is Tyrone, Get it Niger Trigger.. Tyrone. I crack myself up. Lol. He's been in my 55 gallon reef for 3 years, last month he Tried to Commit Fishaside while chasing some mysis, he was in the floor when I heard the Flapping, put him back in and is Flourishing Even more

I had a Niger trigger way back when I had a FLOWR tank. My favorite fish hands down. So much fun to watch. He (or she) would move small rocks around the tank. I just named him "Mr. T". I see you have your's in a reef. Does he pick on things?

 

[Potatohead]

My wife named our Lawnmover Blenny Lenny... But that's it.

 

[Baby Ray]

And my clowns were Bozo and Krusty. My hi fin red band goby was “Obi Wan the goby”

Thats funny! I had a yasha goby name Goby Wan Kenobi

 

[Potatohead]

Thats funny! I had a yasha goby name Goby Wan Kenobi

 

[Jeff Hall]

I have a maroon clown named Sir Bites A lot because he bites me, a potter's angel named Allen Iverson because he is little and tough, a sailfin tang named Bruce Springsteen because he is the boss, and of course a hippo tang named Dori because I have two young children.