Naming your fish - Page 2

ladynavyvet · 06/10/2017, 02:29 AM

I've got to find names for my LTA, and a new feather duster. I'm thinking Fifi for the 2nd., and maybe big red 1 for later.

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Dee L Brown · 06/10/2017, 06:23 AM

110 salt tank:
Lionfish-Kungfu(bc he always lowering his head)
Marine Beta-Thriller(bc of feeding dance)
Mandarin Goby-Gucci
Foxface Rabbit-Emoji
Big Blue Hippo Tang-Moto Moto
36 salt tank:
4 Hippo erects Seahorses:
Nostrodamus"Nodi"
Athena
Afro-di-T
Aeres
Freshwater individual vessels:
2freshwater betas
Angel
Cockie

Being a fommie (fish mommy &#128514

means its okay to name them ,if you want. I gaze at them for a really long time in the store and if I can't come up a name I usually don't get them. Have to have character/sign they are thriving.

ladynavyvet · 06/10/2017, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dee L Brown

110 salt tank:
Lionfish-Kungfu(bc he always lowering his head)
Marine Beta-Thriller(bc of feeding dance)
Mandarin Goby-Gucci
Foxface Rabbit-Emoji
Big Blue Hippo Tang-Moto Moto
36 salt tank:
4 Hippo erects Seahorses:
Nostrodamus"Nodi"
Athena
Afro-di-T
Aeres
Freshwater individual vessels:
2freshwater betas
Angel
Cockie

Being a fommie (fish mommy &#128514

means its okay to name them ,if you want. I gaze at them for a really long time in the store and if I can't come up a name I usually don't get them. Have to have character/sign they are thriving.

Fommy to another fommy, do you find yourself talking to your fin babies like you do a fur baby, or human babies? I do, and not at all ashamed to admit it.

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activecactus · 06/10/2017, 06:53 AM

Years ago we had a six line wrasse that my youngest at the time named him Justin after a friend.

This time around we just call the new six line "the beebs"
My Tomini tang is "tangalicious"
Tuxedo urchin "Mario"
Bangaii cardinal "bad guy"
Few others we still haven't named

goldmaniac · 06/15/2017, 11:24 AM

We've let the kids name them, but we name them according to species. Therefore, every yellow tang we've ever had is named "Bob".
Usually they get too big and we replace him with a small Yellow Tang. I think we've had 5 Bobs so far.

Bangaii Cardinalfish are always called "Old Man McGuire"
Just look at him.

tkeracer619 · 06/15/2017, 07:52 PM

Nope, never. Except for Kevin. Kevin was named by a 3 year old and it stuck. He's a damsel.

JonezNReef · 06/16/2017, 02:08 PM

Only my Yellow Tang has a name which is Wu and the rest of the fish are referred to as the clan. So I have the Wu Tang Clan in my tank LOL

igotfish25 · 06/16/2017, 11:09 PM

My little girl names all of mine...

Yellow Tang - Sunshine
Harlequin Tusk - Rainbow Unicorn
Dori, Nemo, and Marlin of course
Blonde Naso Tang - Lips
Copperband Butterfly - Goldie
Black Clownfish pair - Blackie and Snow
Blue Throat Trigger - Spike "was unicorn until we got rainbow unicorn"
Royal Gamma - the LSU fish
Flame Angel - Red
Sailfin - Dotty

and my favorite name because she talks to it all the time...
Yellow Watchman Goby - Mr. Grumpy Pants

igotfish25 · 06/16/2017, 11:10 PM

My little girl names all of mine...

Yellow Tang - Sunshine
Harlequin Tusk -
Dori, Nemo, and Marlin of course
Blonde Naso Tang - Lips Rainbow Unicorn
Dori, Nemo, and M
Copperband Butterfly - Goldie
Black Clownfish pair - Blackie and Snow
Blue Throat Trigger - Spike "was unicorn until we got rainbow unicorn"
Royal Gamma - the LSU fish
Flame Angel - Red
Sailfin - Dotty

and my favorite name because she talks to it all the time...
Yellow Watchman Goby - Mr. Grumpy Pants

JoeyH08 · 06/18/2017, 04:20 PM

Ive never named my fish except my wrasse. The household calls him a-hole.

JoeyH08 · 06/18/2017, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JonezNReef

Only my Yellow Tang has a name which is Wu and the rest of the fish are referred to as the clan. So I have the Wu Tang Clan in my tank LOL

Thats brilliant and horrible all at once. lol

static916 · 06/19/2017, 01:27 PM

Love all the names. I let other people name my fish but I never refer to them that way. I 'm picking fish by different colors so I just refer to them as: Red, Yellow, Green, etc :P

homer1475 · 06/19/2017, 02:00 PM

never really named my fish per se'. But they all do have pet names.

Little gobe - warpaint/green clown goby
Flamy - flame angel
dotty - neon dottyback
spike - a chiton that has some type of algae on his back and looks like spikes.
mandy - green mandarin

I have other fish, but those are the only ones with "names". My wife comes up with the names.

homer1475 · 06/19/2017, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ladynavyvet

Fommy to another fommy, do you find yourself talking to your fin babies like you do a fur baby, or human babies? I do, and not at all ashamed to admit it.

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Fommy? Fish mommy?

Now thats hilarious!

ladynavyvet · 06/19/2017, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

Fommy? Fish mommy?

Now thats hilarious!

It is humorous, and I find it fits me.

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KeepReefer · 06/19/2017, 08:09 PM

I name mine. But only after I've had them for a while. They have to survive for at least a couple months before I feel comfortable personifying them. Here they are -

Engineer goby - Gomez
Purple Tang - William
Blue tang - Elmore
Foxface Lo - Matthew
Firefish - Merv
Swallowtail Angel (female) - Dolores
Bluestar leopard wrasse (female) - Felicity
Green Mandarin - Mandoo
Lyretail Anthias (male) - Chaz - (female) - Catelyn
Whipfin Fairy Wrasse - Elton
Banggai Cardinal - Gordon
Lightning Maroon Clown - Thor Almighty
Midas Blenny - Ronald
Blue streak cleaner Wrasse - Franklin
Pink spot Watchman - Dr. Armand
Red Head Solon Wrasse (male) - Pork Pie - (female) Missy Pie

+Stan & Fran - Captive bred lined seahorses in my refugium (don't worry - they have low flow, unlike the display).

Brinait · 06/22/2017, 04:35 AM

I did when I was younger, but then I stopped, now my daughter names them.

Currently we only have freshwater working on getting that first saltwater tank, so we have:

Red devil: Juice
Betta: Leo

SoloChromis · 06/22/2017, 01:17 PM

Yep

the named animals I have in my tank are...

Lionel the zebra moray eel
Darla the flame angel
Rhett the Talbot's damsel
Velcro the stippled clingfish
Castillo the common sea star

lilchris · 06/22/2017, 05:14 PM

Mine are as follows:
Pyramid Butterfly- Melvin
Vlamingi Tang- Prince
Clowns: Juels and Vincent
Swallowtail Angel (female)-Angel
Solorensis Wrasse: Oscar

Valentini89 · 06/22/2017, 06:08 PM

My wife names the fish. She likes that.

kapoofta · 06/22/2017, 06:17 PM

My girlfriend started naming them when we moved in together and it stuck.
Mocha Clownfish - cappuccino, obviously

3 blue chromis - huey dewey and louie or my name the spaz brothers.
We haven't named our blenny yet.

06/10/2017, 06:53 AM	#29
activecactus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: near Chicago now near KC Posts: 175	Years ago we had a six line wrasse that my youngest at the time named him Justin after a friend. This time around we just call the new six line "the beebs" My Tomini tang is "tangalicious" Tuxedo urchin "Mario" Bangaii cardinal "bad guy" Few others we still haven't named __________________ Get your hands out of my tank! Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef

06/15/2017, 07:52 PM	#31
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Nope, never. Except for Kevin. Kevin was named by a 3 year old and it stuck. He's a damsel. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

06/16/2017, 02:08 PM	#32
JonezNReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 782	Only my Yellow Tang has a name which is Wu and the rest of the fish are referred to as the clan. So I have the Wu Tang Clan in my tank LOL __________________ "I chop up animals and glue them to rocks" Current Tank Info: System 1 Mixed Reef: 180g DT,180g Fuge, 120g Sump http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611735

06/19/2017, 02:00 PM	#38
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	never really named my fish per se'. But they all do have pet names. Little gobe - warpaint/green clown goby Flamy - flame angel dotty - neon dottyback spike - a chiton that has some type of algae on his back and looks like spikes. mandy - green mandarin I have other fish, but those are the only ones with "names". My wife comes up with the names. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

06/19/2017, 08:09 PM	#41
KeepReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 2	I name mine. But only after I've had them for a while. They have to survive for at least a couple months before I feel comfortable personifying them. Here they are - Engineer goby - Gomez Purple Tang - William Blue tang - Elmore Foxface Lo - Matthew Firefish - Merv Swallowtail Angel (female) - Dolores Bluestar leopard wrasse (female) - Felicity Green Mandarin - Mandoo Lyretail Anthias (male) - Chaz - (female) - Catelyn Whipfin Fairy Wrasse - Elton Banggai Cardinal - Gordon Lightning Maroon Clown - Thor Almighty Midas Blenny - Ronald Blue streak cleaner Wrasse - Franklin Pink spot Watchman - Dr. Armand Red Head Solon Wrasse (male) - Pork Pie - (female) Missy Pie +Stan & Fran - Captive bred lined seahorses in my refugium (don't worry - they have low flow, unlike the display). __________________ In questions of science, the authority of a thousand isn't worth the humble reasoning of a single individual". --Galileo Current Tank Info: 150 gallon reef tank

06/10/2017, 02:29 AM	#26
ladynavyvet Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 315	I've got to find names for my LTA, and a new feather duster. I'm thinking Fifi for the 2nd., and maybe big red 1 for later. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

06/10/2017, 06:23 AM	#27
Dee L Brown Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: St Petersburg, Fl Posts: 2	110 salt tank: Lionfish-Kungfu(bc he always lowering his head) Marine Beta-Thriller(bc of feeding dance) Mandarin Goby-Gucci Foxface Rabbit-Emoji Big Blue Hippo Tang-Moto Moto 36 salt tank: 4 Hippo erects Seahorses: Nostrodamus"Nodi" Athena Afro-di-T Aeres Freshwater individual vessels: 2freshwater betas Angel Cockie Being a fommie (fish mommy &#128514 means its okay to name them ,if you want. I gaze at them for a really long time in the store and if I can't come up a name I usually don't get them. Have to have character/sign they are thriving.

06/15/2017, 11:24 AM	#30
goldmaniac Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 1,567	We've let the kids name them, but we name them according to species. Therefore, every yellow tang we've ever had is named "Bob". Usually they get too big and we replace him with a small Yellow Tang. I think we've had 5 Bobs so far. Bangaii Cardinalfish are always called "Old Man McGuire" Just look at him.

06/16/2017, 11:09 PM	#33
igotfish25 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 2	My little girl names all of mine... Yellow Tang - Sunshine Harlequin Tusk - Rainbow Unicorn Dori, Nemo, and Marlin of course Blonde Naso Tang - Lips Copperband Butterfly - Goldie Black Clownfish pair - Blackie and Snow Blue Throat Trigger - Spike "was unicorn until we got rainbow unicorn" Royal Gamma - the LSU fish Flame Angel - Red Sailfin - Dotty and my favorite name because she talks to it all the time... Yellow Watchman Goby - Mr. Grumpy Pants

06/16/2017, 11:10 PM	#34
igotfish25 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 2	My little girl names all of mine... Yellow Tang - Sunshine Harlequin Tusk - Dori, Nemo, and Marlin of course Blonde Naso Tang - Lips Rainbow Unicorn Dori, Nemo, and M Copperband Butterfly - Goldie Black Clownfish pair - Blackie and Snow Blue Throat Trigger - Spike "was unicorn until we got rainbow unicorn" Royal Gamma - the LSU fish Flame Angel - Red Sailfin - Dotty and my favorite name because she talks to it all the time... Yellow Watchman Goby - Mr. Grumpy Pants

06/18/2017, 04:20 PM	#35
JoeyH08 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 56	Ive never named my fish except my wrasse. The household calls him a-hole.

06/19/2017, 01:27 PM	#37
static916 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 67	Love all the names. I let other people name my fish but I never refer to them that way. I 'm picking fish by different colors so I just refer to them as: Red, Yellow, Green, etc :P

06/22/2017, 04:35 AM	#42
Brinait Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 8	I did when I was younger, but then I stopped, now my daughter names them. Currently we only have freshwater working on getting that first saltwater tank, so we have: Red devil: Juice Betta: Leo

06/22/2017, 01:17 PM	#43
SoloChromis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 787	Yep the named animals I have in my tank are... Lionel the zebra moray eel Darla the flame angel Rhett the Talbot's damsel Velcro the stippled clingfish Castillo the common sea star __________________ 60g Macro Algae & Gorgonian Dominated Reef Cube & 20g (Peacock) Mantis Tank Current Tank Info: 60g Caribbean-esque Reef (2'x2'x2'), 10g Quarantine

06/22/2017, 05:14 PM	#44
lilchris Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 984	Mine are as follows: Pyramid Butterfly- Melvin Vlamingi Tang- Prince Clowns: Juels and Vincent Swallowtail Angel (female)-Angel Solorensis Wrasse: Oscar

06/22/2017, 06:08 PM	#45
Valentini89 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Bay county, Fl Posts: 624	My wife names the fish. She likes that. __________________ I have 1 1/2 years experience in this hobby. Take my advice with that in mind. Current Tank Info: 26g bowfront QT tank, -- 150g tall = http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2671045

06/22/2017, 06:17 PM	#46
kapoofta Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Connecticut Posts: 12	My girlfriend started naming them when we moved in together and it stuck. Mocha Clownfish - cappuccino, obviously 3 blue chromis - huey dewey and louie or my name the spaz brothers. We haven't named our blenny yet.