Do you name your fish?

WaiWiliki · 03-08-2006, 08:01 PM

I'm a bit superstitious about naming my fish. The feeling is that if a fish is given a name then that fish is doomed.

Woodstock · 03-08-2006, 08:14 PM

Ohh yes, I name my fish!! Always have.

Gina · 03-08-2006, 08:16 PM

Same here!

ntnbolt1 · 03-08-2006, 10:22 PM

Yes most definately.

The Don
Dori
Wiggles
Fluffy
PJ
Lady
Null & Void
The three Stooges
Pinky

Witfull · 03-08-2006, 10:24 PM

mine already come with wonderful Latin names~

forestal · 03-09-2006, 11:43 AM

i also feel a bit funny naming right away, don't wanna jinx..

took me a month before i would name my seahorses, even tho they would be fine..

mps9506 · 03-09-2006, 11:50 AM

Nope, never have never will. Was always told it was bad luck. At the aquarium I worked at there was only one fish with a name, a 16 year old porqupine fish named george. But even the aquarists said it was bad luck to name fish

I get my BS in marine bio and I still don't spell pl*co or name my fish... figures...

misbehavior · 03-09-2006, 12:01 PM

I refer to mine as "wrasse" or "tang" etc...
NTNBOLT1 what type of fishes are the "3 stooges"?

zenn · 03-09-2006, 03:28 PM

if you rename your fish, they will die. You might as well flush them. it's some kind of curse. My fish recieve names like....Mr. Tang and Mr. & Mrs. Clown and Mr. Mandarin.

Reefstick · 03-09-2006, 06:55 PM

I used to name them all, but then the ones I named died, so now I stick with names like Blue fish and fast fish, when the neiborhood kids come over to look at them.

ntnbolt1 · 03-09-2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

I refer to mine as "wrasse" or "tang" etc...
NTNBOLT1 what type of fishes are the "3 stooges"?

Percula Clowns

cracker · 03-09-2006, 11:39 PM

I named My Hawkfish Snail Eatin *&%*@$ It will change to Mudd Soon!

BoomerD · 03-10-2006, 04:14 AM

Yep, that one is Stupid, this one is Stupid, those over there, they're Stupid, Stupid and Stupid...get the trend? Now my wife, she gives them all nice names, the clowns were Harpo, Claribell, and Marvin. My Sohal tang was Dumbo, because he swam thru the tank, like an elephant tromping thru a garden, the purple tang was...yep...Barney, etc....and each fish no matter if it was small and cute, or big and ugly, got it's own nice, cute name...but I'd say, NO, that's NOT Queenie, that's Stupid...

dobejazz · 03-10-2006, 11:03 PM

Mine Kinda have names Perky the Percula, Hecter the Hecter Goby, Ugly shrimp is Mr. Googly. But most don't have names

Jerome · 03-11-2006, 12:23 AM

I never named my fish, then I got married and suddenly every fish had a name go figure.

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03-08-2006, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
WaiWiliki Serpent Star Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jupiter Posts: 234 View Gallery Karma Komment	Do you name your fish? I'm a bit superstitious about naming my fish. The feeling is that if a fish is given a name then that fish is doomed. __________________ Wai... the Wiliki 92gal pi/2 tank, ASM-G2, Mag12

03-08-2006, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-08-2006, 08:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? Same here! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

03-08-2006, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
ntnbolt1 Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 18 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? Yes most definately. The Don Dori Wiggles Fluffy PJ Lady Null & Void The three Stooges Pinky

03-09-2006, 11:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Do you name your fish? i also feel a bit funny naming right away, don't wanna jinx.. took me a month before i would name my seahorses, even tho they would be fine.. __________________ Peace, Dan

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mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? Nope, never have never will. Was always told it was bad luck. At the aquarium I worked at there was only one fish with a name, a 16 year old porqupine fish named george. But even the aquarists said it was bad luck to name fish I get my BS in marine bio and I still don't spell pl*co or name my fish... figures... __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

03-09-2006, 12:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
misbehavior Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 123 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? I refer to mine as "wrasse" or "tang" etc... NTNBOLT1 what type of fishes are the "3 stooges"? __________________

03-09-2006, 03:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
zenn Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? if you rename your fish, they will die. You might as well flush them. it's some kind of curse. My fish recieve names like....Mr. Tang and Mr. & Mrs. Clown and Mr. Mandarin.

03-09-2006, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reefstick Limpet Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 128 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? I used to name them all, but then the ones I named died, so now I stick with names like Blue fish and fast fish, when the neiborhood kids come over to look at them. __________________ DYI freak

03-09-2006, 11:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? I named My Hawkfish Snail Eatin &%@$ It will change to Mudd Soon!

03-10-2006, 04:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? Yep, that one is Stupid, this one is Stupid, those over there, they're Stupid, Stupid and Stupid...get the trend? Now my wife, she gives them all nice names, the clowns were Harpo, Claribell, and Marvin. My Sohal tang was Dumbo, because he swam thru the tank, like an elephant tromping thru a garden, the purple tang was...yep...Barney, etc....and each fish no matter if it was small and cute, or big and ugly, got it's own nice, cute name...but I'd say, NO, that's NOT Queenie, that's Stupid... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

03-10-2006, 11:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,248 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? Mine Kinda have names Perky the Percula, Hecter the Hecter Goby, Ugly shrimp is Mr. Googly. But most don't have names __________________ Kelli

03-11-2006, 12:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jerome Serpent Star Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF bay area Posts: 222 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you name your fish? I never named my fish, then I got married and suddenly every fish had a name go figure. __________________ The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

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