Name that fish!
December 10, 2006 10:39 PM Subscribe
Name my new fish!
I just got a Blue Beta fish and I'm looking for a funny/crazy name. Any & all suggestions welcome. Thanks!
I just got a Blue Beta fish and I'm looking for a funny/crazy name. Any & all suggestions welcome. Thanks!
Ahem, I believe this should have been prefaced by an "AquariumFilter" notice.
I'll be here all night.
posted by jourman2 at 10:47 PM on December 10, 2006
I'll be here all night.
posted by jourman2 at 10:47 PM on December 10, 2006
Tester
posted by Pollomacho at 10:48 PM on December 10, 2006
posted by Pollomacho at 10:48 PM on December 10, 2006
Best answer: Alpha
Vicious (Fishus!)
Rayleigh
Cerulean
Clementine
Jesus
Spot (if he has stripes)
Stripe (if he's spotty)
posted by nelleish at 10:49 PM on December 10, 2006
Vicious (Fishus!)
Rayleigh
Cerulean
Clementine
Jesus
Spot (if he has stripes)
Stripe (if he's spotty)
posted by nelleish at 10:49 PM on December 10, 2006
Best answer: Max. Then you can call him Beta Max.
I'm easily amused.
posted by killjoy at 10:53 PM on December 10, 2006
I'm easily amused.
posted by killjoy at 10:53 PM on December 10, 2006
I always name pets the sort of slightly formal, old-fashioned names a child would loathe you for naming it. So maybe Oscar, Nelson, Edmund, or Jackson if it seems like a manly sort of beta or Tallulah, Edwina, Penelope, or Winifred if it seems like a lady fish.
posted by mostlymartha at 10:57 PM on December 10, 2006
posted by mostlymartha at 10:57 PM on December 10, 2006
You could give him/her a sexy, exotic name (depending on your sexual preference) so that when people ask you what you are doing you can say, "oh, I'm just having a nice meal here with Natasha." or "Arturo and I were just settling down to watch a movie."
posted by Pollomacho at 11:13 PM on December 10, 2006
posted by Pollomacho at 11:13 PM on December 10, 2006
We had a betta in a bowl on a table that our cat also liked to climb on. We named him Saturday, because we bought him on a Saturday, and figured that the cat would eat him within the week.
He lived for three years. Though the cat did occasionally drink from his bowl, she never figured out that he was tasty.
posted by toxic at 11:14 PM on December 10, 2006
He lived for three years. Though the cat did occasionally drink from his bowl, she never figured out that he was tasty.
posted by toxic at 11:14 PM on December 10, 2006
Alpha? Omega? Gamma? Something else greek?
posted by spaceman_spiff at 11:21 PM on December 10, 2006
posted by spaceman_spiff at 11:21 PM on December 10, 2006
Mandarin, Sasquatch, Juniper, Ouzo, Luther Vandross, Messiah, Olivier, Nat, Couguar, Gwynneth, Winifred, Rudy, Gimlet (had a mouse named that), Santini, Crackerjack, Sandy, Delilah, Brotherman, Mrs. Gorton, Chilifries, Biscuit, Gandalf, Tilda, Omri, Fantasia, Boogie, X, W, Fishbot 7.1, Symmetry, Flossie
is a short list of good names for fishes.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:24 PM on December 10, 2006
is a short list of good names for fishes.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:24 PM on December 10, 2006
Crunchy
Tasty
Mildred
Big Blue
Edgar
Etienne the Fish
Frank
Biff
Joey
posted by Meatbomb at 11:26 PM on December 10, 2006
Tasty
Mildred
Big Blue
Edgar
Etienne the Fish
Frank
Biff
Joey
posted by Meatbomb at 11:26 PM on December 10, 2006
Call him Fido. Or Tiddles.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 11:30 PM on December 10, 2006
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 11:30 PM on December 10, 2006
Arthur Curry? Namor? Wait, is it a dude or lady fish? Namorita? Amphitrite? How about any list of characters that appear in the Kip Adotta song " Wet Dream (The Fish Song) (Cruising through the Gulf Stream)?" Gil, Tommy Dorsal, Marlin?
Maybe "Biggah"? So you can say, "Yea, this is my Biggah, Betta fish." I guess that would work better if you had a smaller fish previously...
posted by kkokkodalk at 11:37 PM on December 10, 2006
Maybe "Biggah"? So you can say, "Yea, this is my Biggah, Betta fish." I guess that would work better if you had a smaller fish previously...
posted by kkokkodalk at 11:37 PM on December 10, 2006
Emilio (Kill Bill reference).
posted by rossination at 11:42 PM on December 10, 2006
posted by rossination at 11:42 PM on December 10, 2006
Wow — those are some beautiful, seriously blue fishies. So:
Sy Ann
Sir Rulean
M. I. Blue
Bill. Bill Sapphire
Bertha. Bertha D. Blues
posted by rob511 at 12:09 AM on December 11, 2006
Sy Ann
Sir Rulean
M. I. Blue
Bill. Bill Sapphire
Bertha. Bertha D. Blues
posted by rob511 at 12:09 AM on December 11, 2006
Maybe I'm boring, but I've always fantasized about getting a dog and naming him 'Dog' (affectionately, 'Doggie').
So how about Fish (Fishie) ?
Yeah, didn't think so.
posted by pants tent at 12:37 AM on December 11, 2006
So how about Fish (Fishie) ?
Yeah, didn't think so.
posted by pants tent at 12:37 AM on December 11, 2006
After seeing that picture, a name INSTANTLY popped into my mind, that of a film I have never actually seen, and haven't thought of the name for many years, either.
Turns out that Priscilla
is perfectly appropriate, though.
A funny thing, memory.
posted by Jon Mitchell at 12:41 AM on December 11, 2006
Turns out that Priscilla
is perfectly appropriate, though.
A funny thing, memory.
posted by Jon Mitchell at 12:41 AM on December 11, 2006
bob
posted by growabrain at 1:07 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by growabrain at 1:07 AM on December 11, 2006
My betta is named Kerhonksamarkonson.
posted by exlotuseater at 1:34 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by exlotuseater at 1:34 AM on December 11, 2006
oh, but one has to pronounce it with an unvoiced alveolar labial fricative. kerhonKCHAmarkonSCHIN.
Like you have tape on your glasses and spitty dental problems.
posted by exlotuseater at 1:40 AM on December 11, 2006
Like you have tape on your glasses and spitty dental problems.
posted by exlotuseater at 1:40 AM on December 11, 2006
uh, lateral fricative. Labial is puh and buh.
posted by exlotuseater at 1:41 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by exlotuseater at 1:41 AM on December 11, 2006
It's a good thing this thread will be preserved for anyone searching the tags "blue" or "crazy". A valuable resource to cherish and pass down to askmetafilterians throughout time.
Name your fish something that will sound poignant when you scoop him out of the tank in three weeks.
/bitter about countless dead fish homies.
posted by The God Complex at 1:45 AM on December 11, 2006
Name your fish something that will sound poignant when you scoop him out of the tank in three weeks.
/bitter about countless dead fish homies.
posted by The God Complex at 1:45 AM on December 11, 2006
Blofeld or Barbarella.
posted by misteraitch at 1:58 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by misteraitch at 1:58 AM on December 11, 2006
FYI, if your betta has a pretty, flamboyant "tail" fin, he's a him. The females aren't nearly as dramatic, with kinda stubby, round fins.
With that in mind, how about Ru? Divine?
Just, please not "Jaws".
I've taught several bettas to jump up and eat their food off of my index finger. Their jump is startlingly fast, but their "bite" is more like suction.
posted by nadise at 2:29 AM on December 11, 2006
With that in mind, how about Ru? Divine?
Just, please not "Jaws".
I've taught several bettas to jump up and eat their food off of my index finger. Their jump is startlingly fast, but their "bite" is more like suction.
posted by nadise at 2:29 AM on December 11, 2006
my wet pet , if the fish is happy call him larry ,
posted by baker dave at 3:05 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by baker dave at 3:05 AM on December 11, 2006
Gupta
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:25 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:25 AM on December 11, 2006
When I was 7, I won 2 goldfish at a fair. They were the first pets that I had ever owned, so I took great care in naming them.
I dubbed them Hojo and Jammonit. I called then HoJam collectively.
I still think they were awesome names, and would recommend them to any fish owner.
posted by zerokey at 4:27 AM on December 11, 2006
I dubbed them Hojo and Jammonit. I called then HoJam collectively.
I still think they were awesome names, and would recommend them to any fish owner.
posted by zerokey at 4:27 AM on December 11, 2006
I name all my fish St. John, but pronounced 'Sijin' like my high school English teacher used to say it.
posted by emmling at 4:40 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by emmling at 4:40 AM on December 11, 2006
Sid Fishous
posted by Constant Reader at 5:07 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by Constant Reader at 5:07 AM on December 11, 2006
Blastron. Short, of course, for Experimental Prototype Cyberfish Blastron Alpha.
posted by Faint of Butt at 5:07 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by Faint of Butt at 5:07 AM on December 11, 2006
Quonsar
posted by Joseph Gurl at 5:26 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by Joseph Gurl at 5:26 AM on December 11, 2006
Estelle Getty.
posted by hermitosis at 6:29 AM on December 11, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by hermitosis at 6:29 AM on December 11, 2006 [1 favorite]
George Herbert Walker Bush Fish
posted by JohnnyGunn at 6:31 AM on December 11, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by JohnnyGunn at 6:31 AM on December 11, 2006 [1 favorite]
I have been saving Mr. Fancypants and TFU (which stands for: The Fuckest Uppest) for when I get fish, but feel free to steal.
posted by nuclear_soup at 6:51 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by nuclear_soup at 6:51 AM on December 11, 2006
Chompers.
posted by matty at 6:54 AM on December 11, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by matty at 6:54 AM on December 11, 2006 [1 favorite]
Justice
posted by SampleSize at 7:20 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by SampleSize at 7:20 AM on December 11, 2006
When I was little, I named my fish Friday, because you're supposed to eat fish on Fridays.
So maybe Friday?
posted by friendlyfire at 7:24 AM on December 11, 2006
So maybe Friday?
posted by friendlyfire at 7:24 AM on December 11, 2006
New friends are usually quite amused to learn that my goldfish's name is Tim. I guess it's a surprisingly non-fishy name, but I never would have predicted that people would like it so much.
posted by vytae at 7:38 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by vytae at 7:38 AM on December 11, 2006
Mighty Zeus
posted by Monkey0nCrack at 7:59 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by Monkey0nCrack at 7:59 AM on December 11, 2006
superman
batman
or, best of all..
Aquaman.
You can steal my old fish's name (RIP):
P-?
You start with the letter P, pronouncing it phonetically and then ending it however you'd like.
For example, he could be P-ierce, P-body, P-eace, P-nus :x Whatever you'd like to call him at that moment.
It's very (faux-)artsy.
posted by carpyful at 8:49 AM on December 11, 2006
batman
or, best of all..
Aquaman.
You can steal my old fish's name (RIP):
P-?
You start with the letter P, pronouncing it phonetically and then ending it however you'd like.
For example, he could be P-ierce, P-body, P-eace, P-nus :x Whatever you'd like to call him at that moment.
It's very (faux-)artsy.
posted by carpyful at 8:49 AM on December 11, 2006
From the guidelines:
- Please avoid "help me name my kitten/computer/website" and "help me make a mix CD" questions.
posted by madman at 10:54 AM on December 11, 2006
- Please avoid "help me name my kitten/computer/website" and "help me make a mix CD" questions.
posted by madman at 10:54 AM on December 11, 2006
Nosferatu!
posted by exceptinsects at 11:29 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by exceptinsects at 11:29 AM on December 11, 2006
Inky? (after the ghost in Pac Man)
Blinky? (after the 3-eyed fish in "The Simpsons")
Steve? (because it's a funny name for a pet)
posted by parilous at 12:32 PM on December 11, 2006
Blinky? (after the 3-eyed fish in "The Simpsons")
Steve? (because it's a funny name for a pet)
posted by parilous at 12:32 PM on December 11, 2006
Forgot to add: I had a tank with two bettas. I named the red one "pink" and blue one "floyd".
posted by parilous at 12:33 PM on December 11, 2006
posted by parilous at 12:33 PM on December 11, 2006
tdreyer1 what do u think of the names best fisheeeeeesss
posted by baker dave at 1:00 PM on December 11, 2006
posted by baker dave at 1:00 PM on December 11, 2006
We named our first blue betta "Bloo". We named the most recent one "Moody Bloo." I blame the first name on the oldest daughter, the second on my husband.
posted by susanbeeswax at 2:36 PM on December 11, 2006
posted by susanbeeswax at 2:36 PM on December 11, 2006
Howard. He'll be a most upstanding fish, to be sure.
posted by metasav at 3:21 PM on December 11, 2006
posted by metasav at 3:21 PM on December 11, 2006
I had a fish at work for about a week and I named him Osama Bin Swimmin. I thought it was funny. Not that many other people did though.
posted by fidgets at 3:59 PM on December 11, 2006
posted by fidgets at 3:59 PM on December 11, 2006
Nemo Whale Shark is what my daughter named our beta.
posted by lairc at 9:28 PM on December 12, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by lairc at 9:28 PM on December 12, 2006 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: @ madman- thanks for the input, but...
1) It is not helpful to the discussion,
2) Some of my favorite posts are the "name my ___" ones,
@everyone else
Ok. Sorry, but one of my friends got the winner. I'm naming it "What Fish?" for a kind of "who's on first" feel. Thanks and love the answers!
posted by tdreyer1 at 3:38 PM on December 15, 2006
1) It is not helpful to the discussion,
2) Some of my favorite posts are the "name my ___" ones,
@everyone else
Ok. Sorry, but one of my friends got the winner. I'm naming it "What Fish?" for a kind of "who's on first" feel. Thanks and love the answers!
posted by tdreyer1 at 3:38 PM on December 15, 2006
This thread is closed to new comments.
posted by hortense at 10:40 PM on December 10, 2006