What names have you given your fish?

[fishphreak_4]

here are the names of my fish:
Leonardo DI Caprio--betta (male)
Queen Elizabeth--betta (female)
Siegfried--sucker fish
Grandpa--11 year old goldfish
Superfang--guppy
Abraham--dwarf gourami
Elmer--gourami
William--red cap

 

[FishFan]

Is your saying at the bottom of your post from Finding Nemo? LOL I thought I recognized it!!! I have 2 kids, so I've watched Nemo soooo many times!!! As for fish names, the funniest we had was The Muffin Man! He was a Black Veiled Angelfish, who recenlty died of unknown causes My 3 year-old daughter named him (from watching Shrek!) As for others...here they are:

The Pig (our fast growing Marble Angel)
MinI Pig (our little Marble Angel)
Cory & Dory (our Emerald Cory cats)
Monster (our large Pleco)
Little Monster (our little Pleco)
Mary (named after me-our Red-Tailed female shark (she can be happy or moody )-a little personal, sorry
Cornel (named after hubby- our very sassy male Velvet Swordtail LOL)-waaay too personal
I have more fish, but as of yet, they're not named

 

[0morrokh]

I currently don't have fish, but while I'm waiting for my tank to cycle so I can have fish, I'll tell you the names of the "old" fish I've had.

Kissy (goldfish--named because he would suck on the side of his tank)
Sunny (goldfish)
Shadow (goldfish)
Snowy ('nuther goldfish)
Solar Flare (you guessed it. his stripe looked like a solar flare...so I was the only kid who paid attention in science class, whatever)
Muddy (nope. this one's a chinese algae eater)
Woodie (chinese algae eater...as in driftwood, NOT toy story!)
Starry (got the algae eater part right, but this one's a golden)
Moon (not even close. this one's a betta)

I'll tell you the names of my platies, bettas, and cory cats once I get them...which I hope is SOON! fishphreak_4, I love your fish picture! (totally random ) I'm done now.

 

[Miss Mouse]

I have Taro whcih apparently means "God of War" in Vietnamese whcih is where Bettas are from I think, and Slurp, the pleco The goldfsih outside are called F, I, S and H ;D

 

[0morrokh]

Love the names Miss Mouse

 

[fishphreak_4]

MY PLECO DIED!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH...... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
he was so nice. he was my favorite pleco I have ever had. goodbye Siegfried. he was very old though. he outlived all my fish except my 11 yr old goldfish. he was 8. I will miss him.... :'( now I have to buy another one off eBay. sniff sniff...

 

[Miss Mouse]

Awww I'm so sorry to hear that.. at least he had a good life :'(

 

[Craig]

grandpa love the name 4 ur goldfish though I lost my platties they never last in tanks over here in northern ireland luke had about 3 all of them died in about a month :'(

 

[swimfan]

Love all the names...... I know my little boy will one day name all our fish, but he's only 1.5yrs old, so for now I get to! My two black skirt tetras are named Sambo (the big one) and Rambo (the little one).

 

[joe]

here are my fish names

Mickey=mickey mouse platy
pearl danioi 1= pearl danio
pearl danio 2= pearl danio
Beastly Boy = pearl danio
I have tons others but don't have names for em yet

 

[fishphreak_4]

wow joe, those sure are creative names you got there. I wish I had a pearl danio. I guess not many people name their fish, because I only have 9 replies. now I feel like some weirdo for naming every fish I get. :-[ oh well. but I did get a new pleco. his name is Tiny Bubbles, because before I feed him he blows tiny bubbles. it's kinda funny.

 

[0morrokh]

Don't feel like a wierdo. I name my pets, I talk to my pets more than to people, I spend more time cleaning cages than my room or myself...you get the point. I think all of us fish people are a little bit, well,

 

[JustinT]

Yes, we are a little bit, well....yeah

I've only named a few of the fish I've had. I tend to only name my favorites.

My old (and massive) oranda goldfish I named Maximus.

I had a betta named Leviathan (Job chapter 41 KJV)

I have a bearded dragon named Bahamut (I know, not a fish, but he's staring at me right now so I thought I'd mention him.)

And my favorite, favorite fish is a red turqoise discus named Squishy-Mo, but we all call him Squishy.

 

[fishphreak_4]

ha! Squishy-Mo. I like that. you are quite creative.oh yeah, I just got 7 new neon tetras and here are there names:
-Archimedes
-Oscar Mayer
-Pequeno
-Zorro
-Asparagus (don't ask)
-Cayenne
-Frankenstein
hehe, I can be creative too! how do you like the names. they're kinda weird, but I like weird. ;D

 

[Susie]

I stopped naming my fish. Each time I do, that fish dies. Now they're nameless but alive!

 

[JustinT]

Asparagus...now that's a great name...but I do have to ask: How did you come about naming a neon tetra Asparagus? And how do you know which is which? All of my schooling fish are identical! (except this really fat rummy-nose who is missing his dorsal fin...he was born that way)

 

[Jason]

I didnt name my tetras only one which had lasted from my previous school so I named him Little Trooper.
Red-tail Shark- Fat Tony
Feather Fin Catfish - Scooter (Used to be very quick small and scared, now big and fat)
Corydorus Sterbai- Cory
Bristlenose catfish - Flathead
Anglefish - Goldie (but I call her idiot and dumbo cause she annoys me)
Angelfish - Sherby
Male Guppy - Senior Guppman
The rest are just the names of their respective species as I can't think of good names as yet

 

[fishphreak_4]

well, to tell the truth, its really hard to tell my fish apart, but all my tetras are different sizes because I have been feeding them different foods until I put them all in the same tank, so some are fat and others are small. Asparagus actually eats asparagus when I put a little bit in. it doesn't hurt or poison him. actually, I think it makes him healthier! he is bigger than the others.

 

[0morrokh]

I just got two female red Platies:
Sunrise
Sunshine

I'll keep adding to the list as I stock up my tank.

 

[JustinT]

Hey...feeding them asparagus....I'm going to try that. I bet my discus will love it. So, if I feed my discus asparagus...can I call him Squishy-Mo Asparagus? Just asking permission

 

[Durbkat]

Mr.Betta- My first betta
Mr.Betta 2- My second betta
Suicide- My pleco
The 3 muskaters- My 3 black tetras
Mike & Ike- My 2 Hi-fin black tetras

The reason I named my pleco suicide is because last year he jumped out of the tank!

 

[fishphreak_4]

Squishy-Mo Asparagus eh? I like it. but don't like, fry the asparagus or boil it in butter or anything. I just let it sit in some hot water and it got all soft so my fish could eat it. by the way, I like your little picture thingy.

 

[JustinT]

Is it very messy? Like when I feed my plecos zucchinI it kinda gets everywhere. Also, do you know what my picture is of? Perhaps you read the story as a kid.

 

[Jason]

Is that the Nania story or Lion, witch and the wardrobe or something like that....

 

[Butterfly]

My fish are pretty much named in groups- the clown loaches are called "puppies" because whenever anyone goes near their tank they are at the top of the water swimming in a vertical position and wagging begging for food. The angels are "beggers" whenever they see anybody coming by they zip to the top of the water like food magnets. The bristlenose are "magicians"(as in now you see them, now you don't only in reverse) , when you look at their tank it looks empty. Drop food in and the whole bottom is covered with them. Love my fishies ;D
Carol

 

[fishphreak_4]

feeding the asparagus to the fish isn't as messy as actually preparing it, because I have to cut off the little lumpy bud things and drop them in the tank. usually all my fish eat them, so they don't cloud my water. and, yeah I have read the books of Narnia. where did you get that picture anyway?

 

[Janmitch22]

Dunno if this thread is still going, but I'll add my fish names.

I named one of my new little clown loaches in the store because it was so cute. It caught my eye at the back of the tank and I said, "Oh, what a cute little Binky!" and Binky has been its name since then. Even when I tried renaming it, I kept calling it Binky. The clowns have individual names, but I sometimes call them "the puppies" because they act like 'em!

Piggy - Clown, eats 97% of the food before Dummy figures out where the food is...IF he figures it out

Dummy- Clown, never knows when food is around, barely gets to eat because Piggy gets it all

JD (for Jeffrey Dahmer)- fire red betta, terrorized three tetras that I used to have in there with him

Theodore (for Ted Bundy)-fire red betta, didn't get along with any fish I tried to introduce

Mr. Fish (for Albert Fish)-greenish blue betta, tried to wrap smaller fish in his tailfin or something, we never could figure out what he was doing. Always looks very sullen and serious, like he deserves respect... so we gave him the title of Mr.

Roach - pleco, scrambles for the darkest corner when the light is turned on

one new unnamed clown, long and thin...thinking about naming it Larry Bird

 

[JustinT]

Hey fishphreak...I got the picture from the Narnia website...www.narnia.com. They're making a movie of the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe Sorry for not responding everybody...my home was hit by hurricane rita so i've been unable to access internet.

 

[Butterfly]

Sorry to hear that Justin, hope everyone is ok.
Carol

 

[Miss Mouse]

Hey Justin
I think that w as a topic a while back about what to do with your fish in a natural disaster... were your fish ok??

 

[chickadee]

Well, my Betta is a powder blue and since I had just gone to a new Mexican Restaraunt for my birthday the day I bought him and the name of the place was Playa Azul and they told me Azul meant blue. (phew) So sorry for that sentence but once I got started I just couldn't find a good stopping place. The whole point is my powder BLUE Betta's name is AZUL! Thanks for asking. I've seen some really good names here. I will remember them if I can ever get another tank going (Azul doesn't want to share his 5 gallon one).

 

[yellow guppy]

I am new to this but my kids named our fish- My daughter named the girls and my son named the boys:

Black magic- female fancy guppy(dead as of last weekend)
Lilly- female fancy guppy
Stealth- male fancy guppy
Coltin- male fancy guppy
and we still have to name 2 new female fancy guppy and 4 babies as soon as when we can tell if male or female. Only been at the fish thing for about 2 and a half weeks. :

 

[Jessie_Lynn]

I'm with Susie on than one...it's the fish naming curse... :'(

 

[chickadee]

SECOND ONE!

Well, since the first entry I mde above I now have a new "baby". He is a Crowntail Betta Male and since I had expected him to be a red/green mix his name was picked out before he arrived. He is named "NOEL". Now I do not celebrate Christmas as such for religious reasons but I still thought that would be appropriate.

He does NOT act like he has a Christmas spirit at all. He has a very aggressive nature and is ALL RED except for a couple of Blue spots on his dorsal fins right next to his back. Somewhere (was it on this forum or the betta one?) someone had done the research on color having to do with aggressive tendencies in Bettas. I believe it. My blue is very laid back and docile but this red one attacks his bloodworms like he is attacking raw meat he has just killed.

Shalom,
Rose

 

[dano569]

PINK CONVICT-MONGO
BLACK CONVICT-NEMO
AFRA-STRIPE
AFRICAN CICHLID-KRUEGER
JACK DEMPSEY-JACK
JACK DEMPSEY-J.D.
MELACHROMIS AURATUS-LIL BULL
VENESTUS-VENUS
LIVINGSTONI-COMMANDO
: 8)

 

[NanoAddict]

I have a snail named gary a blue banded seargent major named sarge
and a gramma named hendrix(after jimI hendrix)
and I used to have a betta named bety(baity)

 

[fishphreak_4]

hey all! i'm back! sorry i've been gone for so long, but our house was robbed and the computer was stolen. don't worry-the fish are fine! I got some new ones, but i'm not sure if this thread is still active, so I'll type more if someone responds. (if anyone remembers me)
Anyway, here they are:
Cleveland- pearl danio
My Precious- red and orange male betta
Neptune- blue dwarf gourami
Mickey Mouse- platy
I am about to buy some from a fish emporium at our pet store, so I will post more details later. please talk to me more about your fish's names! ;D

 

[Butterfly]

of course we remember you!!! Sorry to hear your house was robbed, and glad the fish are fine.
Carol

 

[chickadee]

I have two more (was three) fish. They are Ottos. The names were Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod; but my little Nod died this last week. The others are doing extremely well and enjoying their Santa gift of a new piece of driftwood.

God Bless Them Every One - All of You and Your Fishies! Have a Marvelous Christmas!

Rose

 

[fishphreak_4]

Merry Christmas! and thanx for respsonding. for christmas I gave my fish a new 35 gallon saltwater tank for the new fish I bought w/some money I got for christmas. here they are-
Blueberry- Orchid Dottyback
Zebra- striped dottyback
Donatello- clownfish
Victor- clownfish
Newton- Yellow sailfin (yellow tang)
and some others that I mentioned earlier plus a few shrimp!
I now have 4 tanks and about 90-100 fish! oh how I love my fish! ;D

 

[junket]

Sorry to hear about the robbery, but happy to hear about the newtank & fish!
I've had three Bettas:
Rockford (or Rocky or Rockfish) was the first - deep blue
Rod Stuart (or Rod) was the second - bright red
Lulu is my third & still swimming! He's pink with blue spots.

My wife had a blue Betta named Cal that she kept in her office - she had the buildings & grounds department make up a nameplate for him that hung outside their door - people kept wondering who Cal Fish was...

 

[fishphreak_4]

I think bettas are the most beautiful kind of fish. even though they are aggressive with others, they are so beautiful, and they are nice to watch. they are like underwater butterflies, and I have had about 14 bettas since I started up my aquariums and tanks.
here is a poem about fish:

Underwater jewels, swimming round and round,
Peaceful and pretty pets, they don't make a sound.
Boring? Of course not, my fish are my friends,
I love them all, and I love them to the end.
Big and colorful, flaunting their fins and tails,
Or small and shiny, with reflective scales.
Smooth and hypnotic, they are intriguing creatures,
All they know is how to live, they need no teachers.
They swim and they swim, who knows what they think,
A permanent poker face, they don't even blink.
In a watery home, in oceans, rivers, or a tank,
They provide entertainment and beauty, it's them who we should thank.

How do you like it? sometimes I am quite poetic, especially about things I love. how was everybody's christmas/hannukah/kwanzaa? I know I had a great time! seasons greetings, from fishphreak_4

 

[JustinT]

Great poem! I like the permanent poker face, hehe.

 

[JustinT]

Also, everyone, our power was out for nearly three weeks and none of my fish died! Not a single one. Even Squishy-Mo Asparagus made it! He's a tough little discus.

I came back home two days after the storm hit (even though we weren't allowed to, we got in) and set up a generator and my fish were fine! I was nervous when I came home, but all I had to do was clear a few dead plants and a half water change. I lost plants, but not fish...wierd huh?

 

[Jason]

Lucky, great to see your back again!

Is everything back to normal again?

 

[atmmachine816]

my angelfish cory catfish and feeder guppies I didnt name since ther my grandpas and I got them wen he died and ther I think like 12 years old (besides the guppies) but I or my little 5 year old sister named the rest of them mostly my sister
fancy tail guppy:firetail
fancy tail guppy:fireball
betta:scardy
elaginan cory:funkycat
tiger barb:snowflake
dwarf suckermouth catfish: sucky
redtail: haven't named yet

 

[JustinT]

It will be a long time until things are back to normal around here, years. We still have tons of work to do on our house like roofing, new garage doors, a couple of windows and our fence. And that's pretty much how everyone is around here, including businesses and such. But hey, we're all okay and all my fish are fine! So it's all good

 

[fishphreak_4]

how do u like my poem? its not very good, I spent like 4 minutes writing it. anyway, glad to hear that all your fish are ok, justin. once the power went out in Sydney about 2 years ago for like, 4 days during a huge storm that broke all these power poles, and only 6 out of about 30 fish survived apparantely, the tank overheated. it was a tragic occurence. I cried alot. anyway, my friends in college station told me that there was virtually no hurricane damage, but you might have heard that from your cousin. does he go the the A&M? sorry, that's none of my business, just curious. hope your house is fixed soon- fishphreak.

 

[JustinT]

Yes, I liked your poem very much I wrote that I especially liked the permanent poker face, very clever! Sorry about your fish tragedy too Yes, my cousin goes to A&M, he came down to where I live and helped us with a little cleanup. We've been having adjusters come out to our home every few days, it's kinda getting annoying, but we're getting things back on track now talk to you guys soon, and happy new year

 

[fishphreak_4]

hey atmmaching816, I like ur fish names. your tiger barb's name is interesting. I like it.