So, how many of you name your fish?

[tvoydan]

I rarely name my fish, but the GF loves to name them. Occasionally one with personality will come along and I'll give them a name.

Had a seahorse once named Findu (Finduilas).

 

[ifarmer]

have a pair of green chromis and a yellow tang in my tank. I call them yellow tang and green chromis

 

[Railcar79]

My kids and my wife named almost all my livestock
Karl-Chromis (son 10 year old)
Rick- Chromis (Son 13 year old)
Daryl- Chromis (Son 13 year old)
Nemo - Clown Fish (wife, 30 year old)
Charloette - Clown fish (wife, 30 year old)
Leo - Yellow head sleeper goby (Daughter 8 year old)
Dory - Tang (wife, 30 year old)
Eeore - Mandarin (ME!!)
Tigger - Flame angel (wife, 30 year old)
Ninja - Royal Gramma (Son 5 years old)
Bunny Foo Foo - Rabbitfish (son 5 years old)

 

[Chris Aldrich]

Generally no, but I have named a handful of fish over the years. My wife does tend to name fish and mobile inverts, though. :wink:

 

[SharkGirl]

I don't really name my fish, I just call them by what they are. It kinda irritates me when someone I don't like comes to my dad's house and names them. My dad's ex named my Niger trigger "cher" I hate that haha

 

[redfishbluefish]

The only fish I every had that was named was a Starry Blenny. Boy did he have a personality. My wife named him Jack Blenny.....for you young folk, after Jack Benny....look him up.


Unfortunately Jack decided to go into the carpet business, and so he is no longer with us.

 

[Ben jammin]

Absolutely. My kids and I name them based on appearance or personality, or both:

Group of 7 yellowtail damsels - Minions (can't tell them apart to name them individually!)
Shrimp Goby - Adam
Yellow Tang - Eve (goby and yellow tang were our first two fish after the damsels, hence "Adam and Eve")
Longhorn Cowfish - Herbie (he just looks like Herbie for some reason)
Mombassa Dwarf Lion - Mufasa, or Luigi, depending on which of my kids you ask
Juvenile French Angel - Frankie
Flame Angel - Torchy (inspired by our favorite local taco joint Torchy's Tacos)
Juvenile Dragon Wrasse - Rocky (since these are also known as Rockmover Wrasses)
Naso Tang - Spike (due to his streak black mohawk of a dorsal fin and caudal spine)
Lawnmower Blenny - Lenny
Diamond Watchman Goby - Gus
Spiny Box Puffer - Gizmo (he could not look or act more like the Mogwai from Gremlins)

 

[TrishW]

We name fish and a couple of inverts.

We have:
O. Clown - Nemo & Marlin
Hippo Tang - Dori
Dottyback - Dotty
3 Blue Chromis - Gibby, Lil Gibby 1, Lil Gibby 2
Yellow Tang - Bubbles
Green Mandarin - Manny
Rocking boring urchin - Bob
Long spine urchin - Cyclops
Cleaner shrimp and Fire shrimp - Earth and Fire - Wind is missing
Tomato clown - Tom

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

This list include fish from my old tank and my new biocube.

Yellow tang- Nelly (from little house on prairie

Clownfish- Hawaii

Mandarin dragonet- tattoos

Starfish- Mimi

Longnose Hawkfish- Diver

Six line wrasse- Elliot

 

[Eienna]

Royal Gramma - Princess Bella
Matted Filefish - Mr. Smartypants
Bluelegged Hermit - Mr. Crusty
Bartlett's Anthias Pair - Shock and Wonder
Ocellaris Clown Pair - Christina and Nemo the Third
Scooter Dragonet - Echo

Green Spotted Puffer - Kirby

 

[mjr]

My 5 yr old son names them.

2 Clown Fish: clownies
Rainfordi Goby: rainbowie
Lawnmower Blenny: spotty
Peppermint Shrimp: shrimpy-shrimp
Yellow Line Goby: yellowie
Emerald Crab: crabbie
Fire Fish: heidi
Blue Neon Goby: goby
Yellow-Tail Damsel: dorie
Regal Damoiselle: damselie

 

[guidedbyechoes]

I name all of my fish so when I refer to one of them I don't have to repeat words like melnuras, anthias, and blenny

 

[Squishie89]

All of my main critters have/had names
Nymeria- Female Clownfish.
Jon- Male clownfish.
George- Tribal Blenny.
Bessie- Tiger Cowrie Snail. *re-homed
Oy- Tiger Pistol Shrimp.
Walrus- Turbo Snail. *passed away*
Mr. Blue- Blue tuxedo Urchin. *passed away*
Zebra- Dwarf Zebra hermit.
Seymour- Pom Pom Crab.
Pokey- Male Gumdrop Coral Croucher.
Ming- Mandarin *passed away*
Max- Mandarin *passed away*
Walt and Skyler- Dragonface Pipefish
Cathy- Fiddler crab *passed away*
Roland- Randalls Goby
Bane- Sump crab *passed away*
Smaug- Cucumber
Ghost- Porcelain Crab
Viktor- Halloween Hermit
Sprinkles- Strawberry Crab
Mr. Magoo- Mandarin
Clementine- Cobberband Butterfly

 

[Eienna]

Ha...I only listed my salties...