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200+ Great Names for Your Pet Fish (Every fish should have a name that suits its personality)

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Naming your pet fish can be fun, but also a little tricky (especially if you have a tank full of similar-looking fish). Whether it's a betta, clownfish, or guppy, you're sure to find a unique, funny, cute, or generic fish name for your scaly aquatic friend on this list. How about Aquaman, Poseidon, Skip or Sheldon? Or maybe Captain Sparrow, Ahab or Goldie? Of course, you can’t go wrong with Fishy. Now you just need to be able to tell who's in the school of fish.

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Pet Fish – Great Names and Fun Facts

Popular names for pet fish

Here are some popular fish names to get you started. Maybe your perfect choice is on the list.


Fennos

fishy wheat fish

swimmer

potato chips

caspian sea

Ripley

bob

bubble

Big mouth

Swimzel

Swim in shade

big mouth billy

Squirtle

long john silver

Mr. Lei

captain morgan

betta white

small fry

tuna piano

Harvey

fictional fish names

Want to name your fish after a fictional fish from film, literature or television? There are many options!


Blinky: The three-eyed fish from The Simpsons.

Cleo: Geppetto's goldfish from the Disney movie "Pinocchio"

Larry: The shark from the movie "Shark Tale"

Bruce: The "friendly" shark in the movie "Finding Nemo"

Don Lino: A not-so-friendly shark in the movie Shark Tale

Dory: The little blue fish played by Ellen DeGeneres in the films Finding Nemo and Finding Nemo

Nemo: The little clownfish from the movie "Finding Nemo"

Marlin: Nemo’s clownfish dad

Mr. Limpet: Man turned into fish, played by Don Knotts in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet"

Mrs. Puff: SpongeBob's unlucky driving teacher

Otto: A giant goldfish from Dr. Seuss's book "Fish Out of Water"

Swimmy: the main character in the children's book of the same name

Rainbow Fish: The fish that gave up all its rainbow scales in the children's book "The Rainbow Fish"

Flounder: the fish that is the close friend of the mermaid Ariel in the movie "The Little Mermaid"

Jaws: The terrifying shark from the movie Jaws

Wanda: The unlucky fish in the movie "A Fish Called Wanda"

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish or Blue Fish: From the Dr. Seuss book of the same name

Undertow: The shark from the movie "The Little Mermaid II"

Gale: The goldfish given as a gift on the TV show "The West Wing"

Klaus Heisler: The goldfish from the TV show "American Dad"!

Magikarp: from the Pokemon video game

Technically not fishing, but fun enough

While purists may think fish should only have fish names, these other sea creatures also have some pretty cool names:


Leviathan: a giant mythical sea creature

Flipper: Everyone’s favorite dolphin (technically a mammal)

SpongeBob SquarePants: He's a sponge, but he lives under the sea

Squidward: Spongebob's best frenemy

Sebastian: a crab from the movie "The Little Mermaid"

Ariel: The Little Mermaid

Poseidon: Ariel’s father, the king

Willy: The famous whale (another mammal) from the movie Free Willy

Monstro: The whale from the 1940 Disney animated film Pinocchio

Cetus: sea monster in ancient Greek mythology

Patrick Star: Spongebob's best starfish friend

Funny and Silly Fish Names

If you're looking for a laugh, these fish names might be perfect for your pet.


Ahi

Albus

algae

Algae B Eaters

Α

Angel

Aquifenna

Atlantic

atlantis

bait

baywatch

white whale

Bermuda

big boy

big fish

Bubba

bubble

fizzy

Buffy

Buster

Calypso

captain hawk

cat

caviar

Charlie

Cheetos

Chowder

close friend

Sissi

collision

Embrace

daphne

Dexter

diver

Doritos Doritos

More than

Edison

einstein

elvira

Elvis Presley

ember

Yili

Fabian

fido

Fillet steak

fin

Finlay

Finnegan

Finster

fish bones

fish face

fish and chips

fishy

flash

flip

floater

scrap

frank

frito

Giffeldt

general finn

small tools

Gilligan

ginger

goldie

godzilla

great white shark

grenade

Guido

Harry

climax

tack

Hulk

hydra

Jacques Cousteau

Jessam

Jonah

juliet

Kai

Kermit

Kraken

lake

left handed

Lenny

low tide

Louis

lucky

Mahi Mahi

Maki

pier

marlin

marian

MacGyver

Mr. Bubble

mr nibbles

Mrs. Pauley

Neptune

Loch Ness Monster

nigiri sushi

Killer Whale

Pacific Ocean

Pee Wee

Pesh

Pez

phelps

Pisces

professor

rapids

river

Loki

romeo

Roxy

salty

sand

Sashimi

scooby doo

seaweed

Sharknado

silver

captain

Bonito

Slim

slippers

Snape

spike

splash

Splish

Smelly

stream

Foam

surf

sushi

swimming salote

Tabitha

tank

tartar sauce

Tesla

Tetra

a mint

Triton

tornado

tsunami

Tuna roll

Walker

wallace

Spoteye fish

waves

whale

Xie Na

Zek

More information about fish names

While the names above apply to any fish, you'll want to know more about the specific fish species that live in your aquarium. Not only do you want to choose a suitable name, but you also want to learn more about how to care for your fish. Each species needs something different to live a long, healthy life.

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