Just for fun - what would popular fish be named if done in the style of coral vendors?

[austibella]

Hey...why and how do you have pictures of my WIFE?!?

Good Lord! You might be sleeping on the couch tonight! L.O.L

 

[mdb_talon]

Good Lord! You might be sleeping on the couch tonight! L.O.L

If my wife saw me post that I would be "sleeping" permanently.

 

[mdb_talon]

Mine would be an Ultra Rainbow Skittles Wrasse

 

[Isopod80]

Cyclops goat-shark. aka "New Delhi trout"

 

[billysprout]

omg i love this. wish i was more creative. maybe marine betta would be the 'XXL ACID TRIP TORPEDO GROUPER'

 

[Isopod80]

Cow flop fish. Very versatile. Makes a unique pet and can also double as dinner....just baste it with cola like this chick. Sorry smiley, you've outgrown your tank and a girls gotta eat.

 

[Fezbearer]

TBH Maximus Occilaris

 

[austibella]

omg i love this. wish i was more creative. maybe marine betta would be the 'XXL ACID TRIP TORPEDO GROUPER'

Think I met him back in the days when I was a hippy. L.O.L

 

[Kfactor]

over priced lol

 

[MONTANTK]

*Insert Vendor acronym* Holy Grail Tang

 

[Isopod80]

*Vendor Special* Buy any Walter Matthau tang and get a Pillsbury Doughfish free!!! This week only...hurry while supplies last.

 

[hebdizzle]

Mandarin goby

LSD Jerry Garcia Goby

 

[austibella]

Mandarin goby

LSD Jerry Garcia Goby

That's a good one !!!!!!

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

OG Ultra Supernova Spike-fin

 

[billysprout]

OG Ultra Supernova Spike-fin

HAHA PERFECT

 

[revhtree]

This thread is gold! HAHA!

 

[revhtree]

Gem Tang = Heart of the Ocean Diamond Tang

 

[thewedge]

Trippin Balls Mandarin

 

[Mmar2385]

We all know that some coral varieties and color morphs have some crazy names. What would vendors name reef fish to drive up prices if there weren’t already common names for most fish in the aquarium trade?

Whenever I look at my purple tang, I think LA Lakers

 

[Reef and Dive]

Yellow tang: Holly grail tang
Engineer goby: Wolverine snakefish
Yellow watchman: Sunny people-eater fish
Emperor angelfish: Walt Disney angel
Copperband butterfly: Rainbow woodpeckerfish
Mandarin fish: Utter chaos dragonet
Flame angel: Darth maul fish
Lawnmower blenny: Nightmare blenny