where do these crazy names for coral come from?

[760mason]

Who names this stuff?

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Bump for a fun conversation. :) I have a few names I want to use...just haven't found the right corals yet. :tongue:

 

[Diesel]

Bump for a fun conversation. :) I have a few names I want to use...just haven't found the right corals yet. :tongue:

HAHAHA, be on the look out!
Let me put a good word in to T and maybe he'll let you name a few.

 

[fishroomlady]

such a great question!

 

[760mason]

So no ones knows? Is it named by the person that found it? They all have a very scientific name but who is the guy that called a zoa a jedi mind trick? Or is it just something that is just accepted. Some of the names are just crazy nerdy. I was just wondering is there a group of reef nerds that come up with the names. They all seem to be accepted as what the coral is. Just a dumb question but someone should have the answer out their.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

It also seems like certain keywords used in the name of some corals, like "ultra", "psycho" etc. will automatically bump the price by a good $50USD at least.
But yes, bump, somebody explain this name generation process!

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I confess... I make up the names...and then I send out a list to the vendors... :tongue:

I'm pretty sure that vendors make them up for the corals they get from their wholesalers.

 

[Diesel]

Remember the D-Day............. I do and there were a few more.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Remember the D-Day............. I do and there were a few more.

I OWN that one! Did you name it? Cool!

 

[Keithcorals]

I named the electric Oompa Loompa what I did because when I found them I hadn't seen anything like them before and I wanted to submit them to coralpedia. They are the same color as the Oompa Loompas in charley and the chocolate factory and I thought it would be funny to hear people say they wanted or had Oompa Loompas and I still get a kick out of it to this day. The electric part was because of how bright they are but also because the zoa names were in alphabetical order and I wanted it to be closer to the front of the list. That was the first coral I named and I haven't really named many since then.

 

[footballdude2k3]

Somebody goes through all of the superhero names that Marvel turns down, and voila.

 

[Oscaror]

There's a zoanthid called the "blue ******" zoanthid :der:

 

[Oscaror]

well the asterisks don't help much

 

[All Delight]

Lol creative imaginations

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

There's a zoanthid called the "blue ******" zoanthid :der:

What do you think the *'s are covering? :]

 

[Oscaror]

What do you think the *'s are covering? :]

The "O word" *hint hint*

 

[760mason]

I named the electric Oompa Loompa what I did because when I found them I hadn't seen anything like them before and I wanted to submit them to coralpedia. They are the same color as the Oompa Loompas in charley and the chocolate factory and I thought it would be funny to hear people say they wanted or had Oompa Loompas and I still get a kick out of it to this day. The electric part was because of how bright they are but also because the zoa names were in alphabetical order and I wanted it to be closer to the front of the list. That was the first coral I named and I haven't really named many since then.

so there is a coralpedia?hahaha