Funny Pet Names For Fish

Find funny pet names for fish and any creature that dwells in your aquarium.

Do you have an aquarium full of Goldfish, Angelfish, Mollies, Guppies, Catfish, Loaches or some other type of tropical or saltwater fish? Many people choose to have fish as pets without ever really giving them names, but other people think differently.

Many people consider their aquatic pals as members of their family - almost like a dog or cat (but maybe not quite). After all, you can’t pet a fish. But they still consider them worthy of names. Maybe you’re in this category of pet owners. If so, here are some ideas to get you started in the naming process.

You can always turn to great fish or ocean related movies -

Jaws - Would be a funny name for a small fish like a guppy (the exact opposite). As well as a good name for a large Oscar.
Orca - The movie with the killer whale
Moby Dick - The book about the big whale
Ahab - The Captain from the Moby Dick Story
Willy - from the Free Willy Movies about the big whale

Here are some more fish name ideas - some comical, some topical and some silly:

Harry - How many fish do you know that have hair?
Monkey - For the acrobatic swimmer.
Hillary - Running for president of the U.S. right now.
Barney - The popular purple dinosaur on television
Elmo - The red furry character on television
Grover - Blue furry kid’s character on television
Beyonce - Famous singer and performer
Casper - The friendly cartoon ghost
Elvis - The late, great, king of rock ‘n roll
Larry, Moe or Curly - The three stooges comedy troupe
Bob - A good basic name
Geronimo - Famous American Indian Chief
Dog - The street-wise fish
Manny - A famous American baseball player who marches to the beat of his own drummer.
Tex - A cowboy.
Romeo and Juliet - Tragic Shakespearean couple
Turkey - A good name for the pet you get around the holidays?
Gloria - A pretty female name.
Dorothy - Elmo’s pet Goldfish.
Paprika - Spicy.
Tapioca - A type of pudding.
Snake - A great name for a loach or eel.
Muriel - Irish name that means “bright sea.”
Ariel - The princess in Disney’s the Little Mermaid movie.
Pearl - The fruit of an oyster.
Cleopatra - Famous ruler of Egypt
Spider - A good name for a crab or ghost shrimp.

If you don’t like any of these pet fish name suggestions, hopefully they’ve at least gotten your creative juices flowing. I’m sure whatever you choose will be just fine with your underwater friends. Just between you and me, they probably won’t know the difference if you name them or not.

But it makes pet keeping a whole lot more fun when they have names. No matter what type of animal you take care of.