100 Fin-tastic Name Ideas for Your Pet Fish
Fish don’t always get the same attention as their furry pet counterparts, but they often become beloved family members just like cats and dogs. And like your four-legged friends they deserve a name that fits their personality. Coming up with fish names can seem challenging — after all, they spend all of their time in a tank and not romping around in the yard with their favorite toy like your pooch or snuggled up "making biscuits" with you on the couch like the family cat — but it doesn’t have to be.
Tips for Naming Your Fish
You can learn a lot about your fish by watching how they interact with everything from the rocks inside their fish tank to you when you come to give them their daily feeding and decide for yourself whether you’re dealing with a chill pet who just wants to float around or a curious explorer who is constantly checking out everything around them.
Once you have an idea about what makes your pet tick you can truly give them a name that matches their personality (like Bubbles), one that makes you laugh every time you say it (we love a good pet pun, and Ann Chovy is a personal favorite), or a name that works perfectly for your betta fish (when it comes to famous fighters, we always think about Rocky and Sugar Ray). No matter what direction you go in, we’re shore you’ll find the perfect moniker for your aquatic pal on this list.
Popular Fish Names
Bubbles
Bubba
Calypso
Cat
Elvis
Squirt
Gilligan
Fishy
Bigmouth
Harvey
Flash
Frank
Hydra
Kai
Kraken
Nessie
Atlantic
Pacific
Skipper
Famous Fish Names
Moby Dick
Captain Ahab
Dory
Nemo
Flounder
Jaws
Wanda
Magikarp
Squirtle
Long John Silver
Captain Morgan
Flipper
Willie
Poseidon
Captain Hook
Jacques Cousteau
Captain Jack
Neptune
Aquaman
Ariel
Happy Gillmore
Fish Species That Double as Names
Marlin
Tuna
Angel
Albus
Plankton
Tetra
Oscar
Orca
Ray
Beluga
Funny (and Punny) Fish Names
Bait
Fin
Small Fry
Sashimi
Sushi
Swedish
Jetsam
Flotsam
Shelly
Swim Shady
Algae B. Eater
Fish N. Chips
General Finn
Betta White
Gill-bert
Harley Finn
Marlin Brando
Lake Skywalker
Bubble Fett
Katie Current
James Pond
Salty
Johnny Depth
Tuna Turner
Marlin Monroe
Sharkira
Guppie Goldberg
Ann Chovy
Gill Clinton
Filet
Tank
Tsunami
Funny Names for Pairs of Fish
Splish and Splash
Ebb and Flow
Phineas and Ferb
Mary Kate and Ashley Ocean
Salmon and Gillfunkel
Names for Goldfish
Pumpkin
Goldie
Blaze
Penny
Ruby
Tiger
Names for Betta Fish
Rocky
Ronda Rousey
Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray
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