Worst named things in the hobby?

[Slocke]

Lets start a fun conversation about the worst named things in the hobby. Could be fish, inverts, corals or equipment. What things have the most ironic names. My favorite is the foxface:

This is a foxface:

This is a fox's face:

This is a badger's face:

 

[The_Paradox]

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[paragrouper]

Foxface puzzled me as well.

 

[Tired]

Oh, they've done that on purpose, I'd wager.

That fish should absolutely be called a badgerface, though.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Lets start a fun conversation about the worst named things in the hobby. Could be fish, inverts, corals or equipment. What things have the most ironic names. My favorite is the foxface:

This is a foxface:

This is a fox's face:

This is a badger's face:

You know, I have always wondered why they are called fox face fish when they look nothing like them.

 

[Tired]

Wikipedia says "The specific name vulpinus means "fox-like", Schlegel and Müller did not explain what this alluded to but it is thought to be the pointed snout."

I'll give them that, it does have a pointed snout. But my first observation on this fish is not "oh, pointed snout", it's "oh, cute striped face".

 

[OrchidMiss]

I've said this before about the Mystery Wrasse...

There could absolutely be a way better name.
p. ocellatus should be p. mysterium.

Or I'm sure @i cant think or @Petcrazyson could come up with a way cooler name than that.

 

[exnisstech]

Not scientific names but the names that people asign to acros and torches are the worst IMO

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

Any Zoa name. How do people even come up with this stuff?

 

[reefadam]

Slippery Dick Wrasse

 

[fodsod]

Lets start a fun conversation about the worst named things in the hobby. Could be fish, inverts, corals or equipment. What things have the most ironic names. My favorite is the foxface:

This is a foxface:

This is a fox's face:

This is a badger's face:

This is great! I literally just added a Fox face to my FOWLR tank and named him Badger because that's what his face reminded me of.

 

[Slocke]

I’ll do my second (I have a few).
This is the “CoraLife” digital power center. Which I found out has the fun quirk of randomly reset if itself so that if you use it for your lights may just decide to never turn your lights on.
For me it would get to 8am, fail to turn the lights on, reset back to 0:00 and repeat so my lights would never turn on.

Coralife more like coral death.

 

[Mschmidt]

This is great! I literally just added a Fox face to my FOWLR tank and named him Badger because that's what his face reminded me of.

I might borrow this. I have been meaning to name my foxface.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Personally I always though the BEBB zoa's were the #1 worst name in the hobby.

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

Personally I always thought the BEBB zoa's were the #1 worst name in the hobby.

I think “Fairy Farts” are worse

 

[NanoJHB]

Often see "gorilla nipple" zoas for sale locally. The person that named them must've had way too much time on their hands... lol

 

[PhishMonger84]

Having worked previously in Healthcare IT I have a strong distaste for acronyms - of any sort. “Scuba” may be the exception

 

[i cant think]

I've said this before about the Mystery Wrasse...

There could absolutely be a way better name.
p. ocellatus should be p. mysterium.

Or I'm sure @i cant think or @Petcrazyson could come up with a way cooler name than that.

Definitely Pseudocheilinus pinkdevilii

 

[blaxsun]

"Vibrant" (sorry, couldn't resist...)

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Keep it clean and according to our TOS please. I realize some "hobby names" are crass but please don't mention them here. Thanks.