What names do you give your fish - if any?

[Gill Passman]

Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
various vaccuum cleaning products.

Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
their fish names and if so what and why?

Gill

[Andy Brown]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
...
> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>
> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
> their fish names and if so what and why?
>
> Gill

Hi Gill,

We have:

Julian - A Pink/Blue Betta, similar colours to a Julian Clary outfit
Douglas - A Flying Fox like Douglas Bader
Many Jaques - the Amano shrimp named after the shrimp in Nemo
Patch - a platy who got clobbered when young and now has a black patch
around his head
Mr & Mrs Rainbow - a pair of dwarf gouramis, sadly passed

Why do we name them? Well our youngsters like to know what they are called,
at their age it seems impossible to imagine a pet with no name (lots of pets
with the same name seems quite acceptable though!). Mind you, the enlessly
breeding platy that all look similar we seem to get away with.

Andy

[Koi-Lo]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
...
> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>
> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
> their fish names and if so what and why?
>
> Gill
==============================
Somehow some of my fish do end up with names. There's Snowflake the white
betta. There's Goldie the largest and deepest yellow koi we have. There's
daGhost, the large ghost koi. There's Bubbles, the first bubble-eye
goldfish I bought last year. There's BlueBoy, the fingerling I found
floating in the tank after a bad cold snap. He was put in the 2g tank in
the sunroom to pass in peace. He revived and is doing quite well.... so
yes, some of mine end up with names. :-)
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[NetMax]

"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
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>
> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
>> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>>
>> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
>> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
>> their fish names and if so what and why?
>>
>> Gill
> ==============================
> Somehow some of my fish do end up with names. There's Snowflake the white
> betta. There's Goldie the largest and deepest yellow koi we have. There's
> daGhost, the large ghost koi. There's Bubbles, the first bubble-eye
> goldfish I bought last year. There's BlueBoy, the fingerling I found
> floating in the tank after a bad cold snap. He was put in the 2g tank in
> the sunroom to pass in peace. He revived and is doing quite well.... so
> yes, some of mine end up with names. :-)
> --
>
> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...



'Batman' the large pleco who sailed through the water, and
'Orly' an alpha Frontosa who ruled the tank (named after Orly who was a
Usenet poster).
I also had an Oscar called 'Oscar', but that's not very original ;~).
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[Koi-Lo]

"NetMax" > wrote in message
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> 'Batman' the large pleco who sailed through the water, and
> 'Orly' an alpha Frontosa who ruled the tank (named after Orly who was a
> Usenet poster).
> I also had an Oscar called 'Oscar', but that's not very original ;~).
> --
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=====================
Just about every Oscar owner I've ever known named at least one of their
Oscars Oscar. :-))
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[Adam]

For lack of confusion, all my fish are named Sue. Except for my red
clawed crab (my it rest in peace), it's name was "the crab" (a friend
of mine is nick named the crab, so the crab was named after him).

[danny]

hi,
i tend to call most of my fish names
ive got my very first platy which i called platy because it was easy to
remember,
and my second platy i called cat, i dont know why it just came up and
tended to stick
i have a mickey mouse platy it is called minie because she is female
and the smallest of my platys
i have another called ruby because she tends to glow,

also i have two glowlight tetras called neon and perky i dont know why
i just thaught of them and again, it stuck with them.

[Koi-Lo]

"Adam" > wrote in message
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> For lack of confusion, all my fish are named Sue. Except for my red
> clawed crab (my it rest in peace), it's name was "the crab" (a friend
> of mine is nick named the crab, so the crab was named after him).
=======================
I wonder how he felt about that? A little boy buying a nice round fancy
goldfish who was ahead of me at PetsMart was telling the lady he was naming
the fish "Hurley." She said that was an odd name and asked him where he got
that name from. The child replied, "From the TV show LOST." I found that
kind of amusing....... ;-)
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[cat daddy]

"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
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>
> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
> > various vaccuum cleaning products.
> >
> > Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
> > red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
> > their fish names and if so what and why?
> >
> > Gill
> ==============================
> Somehow some of my fish do end up with names. There's Snowflake the white
> betta. There's Goldie the largest and deepest yellow koi we have. There's
> daGhost, the large ghost koi. There's Bubbles, the first bubble-eye
> goldfish I bought last year. There's BlueBoy, the fingerling I found
> floating in the tank after a bad cold snap. He was put in the 2g tank in
> the sunroom to pass in peace. He revived and is doing quite well.... so
> yes, some of mine end up with names. :-)
> --
>
> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
> Aquariums since 1952
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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> http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
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Do you have any named "Tråchñol", "X-Zenia", "Cracklin' ", "Borked Pseudo
Mailed", "Kathy-II", "Årächñio", "Prominent Bethelite", "Mr. Paul",
"Gradyman", "Lupe Lu", et.al. ?
You know, names you created for your sockpuppet army, Carol?

[Gill Passman]

Andy Brown wrote:
> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
>>various vaccuum cleaning products.
>>
>>Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
>>red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
>>their fish names and if so what and why?
>>
>>Gill
>
>
> Hi Gill,
>
> We have:
>
> Julian - A Pink/Blue Betta, similar colours to a Julian Clary outfit
> Douglas - A Flying Fox like Douglas Bader
> Many Jaques - the Amano shrimp named after the shrimp in Nemo
> Patch - a platy who got clobbered when young and now has a black patch
> around his head
> Mr & Mrs Rainbow - a pair of dwarf gouramis, sadly passed
>
> Why do we name them? Well our youngsters like to know what they are called,
> at their age it seems impossible to imagine a pet with no name (lots of pets
> with the same name seems quite acceptable though!). Mind you, the enlessly
> breeding platy that all look similar we seem to get away with.
>
> Andy
>
>
Thinking about it, my son went through a stage where every fish in his
tank was called "Albus the toast rack" - it didn't do to enquire to
closely why...lol

[Roy]

Good one Cat Daddy......


On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:17:06 -0600, "cat daddy" >
wrote:
>><>
>><>"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
...
>><>>
>><>> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
>><>> ...
>><>> > Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
>><>> > various vaccuum cleaning products.
>><>> >
>><>> > Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
>><>> > red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
>><>> > their fish names and if so what and why?
>><>> >
>><>> > Gill
>><>> ==============================
>><>> Somehow some of my fish do end up with names. There's Snowflake the white
>><>> betta. There's Goldie the largest and deepest yellow koi we have. There's
>><>> daGhost, the large ghost koi. There's Bubbles, the first bubble-eye
>><>> goldfish I bought last year. There's BlueBoy, the fingerling I found
>><>> floating in the tank after a bad cold snap. He was put in the 2g tank in
>><>> the sunroom to pass in peace. He revived and is doing quite well.... so
>><>> yes, some of mine end up with names. :-)
>><>> --
>><>>
>><>> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
>><>> Aquariums since 1952
>><>> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
>><>> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
>><>> Troll Information:
>><>> http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
>><>> http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
>><>> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>
>><>
>><> Do you have any named "Tråchñol", "X-Zenia", "Cracklin' ", "Borked Pseudo
>><>Mailed", "Kathy-II", "Årächñio", "Prominent Bethelite", "Mr. Paul",
>><>"Gradyman", "Lupe Lu", et.al. ?
>><> You know, names you created for your sockpuppet army, Carol?
>><>

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[Tedd Jacobs]

"NetMax" wrote...
[...]
> I also had an Oscar called 'Oscar', but that's not very original ;~).

kinda like a barb named 'barbie' (daughters idea, not mine).

[Mellie101]

Hi, we have a orange and white Pearlscale called Nemo. 1 guess why :-)
My 2 year old has named the 4 goldfish. I would have liked to have
named one 'Nobby Clark the Dover Shark' after a gold fish I had as a
child but she names them instantly so i don't get a say. We have a
white ryukin called 'Mummy Coral' a calico fantail called 'daddy
Marlin' and a black moor called 'Rodney Copperbottom' from the movie
Robots. Seems quite appropriate as he has a gold hue around his rear
end. All our fish are like family members so its only fair they have
names really.

Mellie

[Koi-Lo]

"Tedd Jacobs" > wrote in message
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>
> "NetMax" wrote...
> [...]
>> I also had an Oscar called 'Oscar', but that's not very original ;~).
>
> kinda like a barb named 'barbie' (daughters idea, not mine).
===================
And who hasn't had a GF called Goldie? ;-)
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[cat daddy]

Thanks, Roy. And, thanks for all the good information you provide.

"Roy" > wrote in message
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> Good one Cat Daddy......
>
>
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:17:06 -0600, "cat daddy" >
> wrote:
> >><>
> >><>"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
> ...
> >><>>
> >><>> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> >><>> ...
> >><>> > Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew
after
> >><>> > various vaccuum cleaning products.
> >><>> >
> >><>> > Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have
Boris the
> >><>> > red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people
give
> >><>> > their fish names and if so what and why?
> >><>> >
> >><>> > Gill
> >><>> ==============================
> >><>> Somehow some of my fish do end up with names. There's Snowflake the
white
> >><>> betta. There's Goldie the largest and deepest yellow koi we have.
There's
> >><>> daGhost, the large ghost koi. There's Bubbles, the first
bubble-eye
> >><>> goldfish I bought last year. There's BlueBoy, the fingerling I
found
> >><>> floating in the tank after a bad cold snap. He was put in the 2g
tank in
> >><>> the sunroom to pass in peace. He revived and is doing quite
well.... so
> >><>> yes, some of mine end up with names. :-)
> >><>> --
> >><>>
> >><>> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
> >><>> Aquariums since 1952
> >><>> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> >><>> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> >><>> Troll Information:
> >><>> http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
> >><>> http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
> >><>> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>
> >><>
> >><> Do you have any named "Tråchñol", "X-Zenia", "Cracklin' ", "Borked
Pseudo
> >><>Mailed", "Kathy-II", "Årächñio", "Prominent Bethelite", "Mr. Paul",
> >><>"Gradyman", "Lupe Lu", et.al. ?
> >><> You know, names you created for your sockpuppet army, Carol?

[Liz McGuire]

I have...

1 Betta: Dart

2 Otocinclus: Otto and Inky

5 Rasbora: Ras, Bo, Rah, Junior and John Doe

6 Neons: one is named Scout. I think I can tell which one, but I'm
not certain <g> I haven't named the others cuz I can't tell them
apart. I call them Neee-ons, oh Neee-ons (they usually come... if I
put food in the tank <g>).

5 Arched Corys - no names yet as I can't tell them apart, but I'm
thinking (if I do name them): Hoover, Kirby, Dyson, Oreck and Eureka

Why? Cuz it seems easier to get emotionally attached to them if they
have names, and what's the point of having pets if you're not
emotionally attached to them? It's also easier to talk about them
(One was chasing another one and then this other one joined the fun,
and... gets confusing <g>).

Liz


Gill Passman wrote:
>
> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>
> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
> their fish names and if so what and why?
>
> Gill

[Altum]

Gill Passman wrote:
> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>
> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
> their fish names and if so what and why?

Did anyone watch Greg the Bunny? My slow, silly ryukin who's the last
one to figure out feeding time is named Tardy. "Crayons taste like
purple."

[MarAzul]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
...
> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>
> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
> their fish names and if so what and why?
>
> Gill

Let's see.... a few of these fish are deceased now, but..

My BP's - Jane and Spot; Nibblet and Spike (named after Buffy the Vampire
Slayer) LOL
The Geo's - Daryl and Daryl (anyone remember the Newhart Show??)
Firemouth - Iggy
Bala sharks - Rob and Bob (don't look at me, my husband named those..)
Gold Gourami - Stupidhead ('cause he was an ass)
Bettas - Sir Dingly Dang & Dr Heimlich (both named after comedy bits by
Eddie Izzard)
I don't name my cories because I have so many of them, but they're all
affectionatly refered to as the Kitty-Cats. And I haven't named my female
bettas.

As to why I name them... I think one of the other posters pretty much summed
it up - they're my pets, and pets should have names. :o)
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[Beano]

Well... I've had a few fish over the years...

My first ever fish:
- Whitey and his bitch (Whitey was a white molly and his bitch was the
female orange molly I had with him - we called her that because she
chased him around the tank relentlessly)
- A bunch of fish in between that didn't really have names
- Oscar the oscar who died
- Ernie the oscar who died last year (I've had bad luck with oscars)
- Buzz the oscar who is currently still alive and seems very health
(crossed fingers) - of course now he's in a huge tank so he should live
provided I keep disease away from him. I'm planning on moving next
year, so I'll probably be posting questions on how to transport a
rather large fish in a car for 24 hours...

Buzz is the coolest oscar - when I bought him home, he only sulked for
10 minutes! I regret not calling him Squishy (from Finding Nemo) but
alas, he had been named Buzz for 2 weeks before I thought of squishy...

[Koi-Lo]

"Beano" > wrote in message
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> Well... I've had a few fish over the years...
>
> My first ever fish:
> - Whitey and his bitch (Whitey was a white molly and his bitch was the
> female orange molly I had with him - we called her that because she
> chased him around the tank relentlessly)
> - A bunch of fish in between that didn't really have names
> - Oscar the oscar who died
> - Ernie the oscar who died last year (I've had bad luck with oscars)
======================
Oscars aren't my thing so this is not from my personal experience. I've
had friends lose them by introducing disease with those cheap feeder
goldfish and rosy reds. If these feeders aren't treated for parasites you
will surely end up with problems. And that's not even to mention internal
diseases and viruses. The feeders are almost always the sickest fish in the
stores. If you're using these feeder fish you may want to try to switch
your Oscar to something safer.
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[Adam]

I think I need to branch out in my naming of fish. When I was little,
I always had goldfish named Bert and Ernie (grew up on Sesame St.). My
ancistrus has the longest... ummm... poop I have ever seen in a tank.
So I am thinking Baron Von Dingleberry (name of my friends hamster,
guess how it got the name). Maybe a more approprite name for my Angel
would be something like... Gabriel? I think because he is kind of ugly
and mean, Lucifer would be more appropriate. That leaves my hi-fin
black tetra (or whatever it really is), 3 green barbs and the red
finned black shark... any ideas?

I tried to name my brine shrimp last night... what a headache.

[Rick]

"NetMax" > wrote in message
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> "Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
>>> various vaccuum cleaning products.
>>>
>>> Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
>>> red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
>>> their fish names and if so what and why?
>>>
>>> Gill
>> ==============================
>> Somehow some of my fish do end up with names. There's Snowflake the
>> white betta. There's Goldie the largest and deepest yellow koi we have.
>> There's daGhost, the large ghost koi. There's Bubbles, the first
>> bubble-eye goldfish I bought last year. There's BlueBoy, the fingerling
>> I found floating in the tank after a bad cold snap. He was put in the 2g
>> tank in the sunroom to pass in peace. He revived and is doing quite
>> well.... so yes, some of mine end up with names. :-)
>> --
>>
>> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
>
>
>
> 'Batman' the large pleco who sailed through the water, and
> 'Orly' an alpha Frontosa who ruled the tank (named after Orly who was a
> Usenet poster).
> I also had an Oscar called 'Oscar', but that's not very original ;~).
> --
> www.NetMax.tk
>

I have an Oscar named Oscar too, he was part of a team, Oscar and Felix, the
Odd Couple. But Oscar got the best of Felix, so I had to give Felix away
(very sad). All the rest just get called Fishey.

[Paul Goodhew]

Gill Passman wrote in message
>...
>Someone recently posted that they have named their clean-up crew after
>various vaccuum cleaning products.
>
>Personally, I only really give my bettas names (currently have Boris the
>red) and don't name the others...I was wondering if other people give
>their fish names and if so what and why?
>
>Gill

Have you heard of a certain famous lover named Dirk Digler? Well I had an
Aulonacara Eureka Red for years, he was my favorite fish and he spawned
hundreds and hundreds or fry, the ladies loved him.

The only problem though was all he was interested in was lovin the ladies..
he used to get chased around by the smallest of fish, and he spent almost
all his time in the top corner of the tank.

He was a pansy.

eventually he died after about 6 years.

a year later I have a new Eureka Red. He's only about 6 months old, so he's
just a bubba. I call him Dirk Junior or DJ. He's my cute little man :-)

[A Man]

My son named all his goldfish "Goldy". When one died, the next one was called
Goldy, etc.

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[Ross T.]

My daughter named Our Siamese algae eater, Jacques after the cleaner
shrimp in Nemo. Our Male Bettas have all had a variation of the name
Bart. Bart Jr. Bart Sr, etc. Just because they think they are tough
guys. The Ottos are named Otto of course :o)

Ross T