Poll: Do you name your fish?

[Roy 9121]

I have a midas blenny I named jack.

 

[sdcosta]

I have a red tail trigger named Biff and had a diamond watchman named Goby McFly

 

[mta_morrow]

Was that

Was that Laverne and Shirley?

Yes it was[emoji41]

 

[saltyhog]

I have a midas blenny I named jack.

Jack Blenny! Awesome!:D

 

[karo25]

Bi color blenny is named - Benny
Two clownfish - Happy and Grumpy
Mandarin dragonet - Mandy
6 line wrasse - *ss (and yes he is)
One spot foxface - Spot
3 blue chromis - Larry, Moe and Curly though most often they are just referred to as "the dumb fish" because they spend hours hanging out by the nori sheet because they know it's food but no matter how much they want to like it, they just don't.
Bristletooth Tang - Lemon Drop (don't know what we're going to do when he changes color)
Royal Gramma - Skittles
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - Jacques

 

[Kengar]

Puffer in first tank way back when was Fatboy

Daughters responsible for all other names. Falco hawk was Quick Jake. (Not so quick after he went carpet surfing.....). Goby of some sort was TaTa

 

[jasonrusso]

We name every one. I might actually make it harder when we lose one because we humanize them.

I got my porcupine puffer and eel at the same time. I named them Andy and Bobby. Anyone else get that.

 

[dbl]

All the fish have names, courtesy of my wife and daughters. I did get to name the clowns - Grey and Goose. The RBTA that hosts them is named Ice.

 

[Reefnreptiles]

My girlfriend names mine also. Sparkles the marine betta, Skippy the lawnmower blenny, Harry the potters angel, Stuart the bangaii cardinal, and richie and donna the green chromis

 

[Dom]

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 ;)

You've dated yourself!

 

[BlennyKravitz]

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 ;)

Well I certainly do. Check out my name!

 

[Forsaken77]

I name all my fish. I usually keep it close to what the fish is. For example, my Harlequin Tuskfish is named Harley. My Magnificent Foxface is named Maggie. I know, I'm original ;)

 

[Joshua Warne]

Black clowns Vertigo and Vader
Orange clowns Pancake and Lobster
Yellow tang Twisty
6 line wrasse Creed

 

[Saltybubbles288]

I have a mandarin named Miranda.

 

[stevieduk]

Anybody have personal names for your fish? :confused:

not that sad , sorry

 

[Bob Lauson]

Bought a blenny and 4 cardinal fish. Named them blenny and the jets.

 

[JoeIII]

Our family likes to name fish, particuarly the wife and son. As was mentioned earlier, it make it easier when doing head counts etc than "the larger clownfish"

We have or have had:
Swimming the blue tang
"Red Gooeyfish" - various red wrasses
Frank - twinspot bristletooth tang ('ole blue eyes)
Handsome Rob - Scopas Tang
Nemo & Nemo's Dad - pair of caramel ocellaris
Mathewfish & Sammyfish - Pair of Onyx ocellaris
Speed Racer - Sailfin tang
Katerina - pink tail trigger
Marshmallow - 31" snowflake eel
Coral - Goldstripe Maroon clown
Grub - Royal Gramma
Tuareg - Lawnmower Blenny
Spike - Banggai Cardinal

 

[albyone]

Of cource my orange ocellaris clowns are clockwork and Bruce. My black snowflake ocellaris are Tina and Ike. My fire fish are Carl and Carl’s Jr. then the ever so original blenny

 

[40B Knasty]

Ace - Grammica lined Dartfish - he is always hiding. Ace in the hole.
Hunter - Green Mandarin - he is always hunting the live rock
Banana - Yellow & purple wrasse - looks like a banana haha
Garfield - Flame Angel - same eyes and eats like Garfield the cat
Puffy - Figure 8 puffer
Enzo - Bumble bee goby

 

[Khackman]

OK. Here goes. I am a high school Zoology instructor that teaches a college level course. In my 125 reef tank, I have always kept a similar collection of fish- Long before Finding Nemo came out, I developed faves that I've always had. I'm assuming the species in Finding Nemo were used by the producers because they were popular aquarium species. At any rate, I almost always have a Yellow Tang; Hippo Tang; an Ocellaris Clown, and a Royal Gramma, in addition to all of the others. Their names? I have no choice. My students name everything in my room (19 tanks!) no matter what I do. So I have Bubbles, the Yellow Tang; Dory, the Hippo Tang; Coral, the Ocellaris Clownfish, (I refuse to let them call her Nemo. She is the only one I have, so as long as I have had it, I am assuming the gender to be female), and Gurgle, the Royal Gramma. They try to name my Foxface after Gill. I always have to point out that gill is a Moorish Idol, NOT a Foxface! Some always question the name for Gurgle. Gurgle is never named in the movie itself, but is identified in the credits when the actor, Austin Pendleton is given credit for the voiceover work. One would have to be a real movie geek to know that. Now, I have been uncovered as a closet movie geek. However, NOT one that likes Finding Nemo. I had to take my daughters, and just knew the actor's voice.

As for the 19 tanks, before you ask. I have 9 that are set up with Mississippi native freshwater fishes; 3 salt; (One 125 reef and two 75G predator tanks), and the other seven are various turtles; frogs (including a 55G poison dart frog ecosystem!), amphiumae, and the like. For study purposes, I have one African Lungfish, which is my only freshwater exotic.