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One Hundred Nautical Names for your Goldfish
So you've brought your shiny fishy friend back from the pet shop in a clear plastic bag. After you've settled him comfortably in his tank, you'll want to give him an appropriate moniker. A nautical name is an obvious but effective choice, so here's a few ideas to get you started.
Fortunately goldfish aren't required to "fetch", "sit" or "heel", so you don't need a short, pithy name as you would for a dog. With a fish name , you can be as fancy and/or as quirky as you like. Just one more reason to have them as a pet.
A
Admiral
Algy
Ahab
Argonaut
Ariel
Did you know?
- It's a myth that fish have a three second memory. They can actually recall information for several months
- Goldfish can't close their eyes, even when asleep
- The bigger the tank, the bigger a goldfish will grow {though one foot is about the maximum]
- Goldfish are said to bring good luck to those who keep them
- Goldfish are able to distinguish between individual humans
- The vast majority of goldfish breeds come from China
B
Baggywrinkle [A covering for cables that prevents sail chafing}
Bargey
Barnacle
Beacon
Black Pete
Blackbeard
Billy Budd
Briggs
Bubbles
Burgee [a small flag flown from the masthead of a yacht to indicate yacht membership]
C
Captain
Captain Bligh
Captain Blood
Captain Hook
Captain Pugwash
Caspian
Columbus
Coral
Goldfish Tips
- Never overfeed a goldfish. They can be quite greedy and overfeeding is the no.1 cause of death
- Try to feed them at the same spot in the tank every time. They like the routine
- Give your fish tank some nautical ambiance with interior design. Fish like scenery to look at and swim around but make sure it's nothing they can get stuck in or has sharp edges
- Fish appreciate light, so don't stick the tank in a dark and miserable corner.
- Soap and goldfish don't get along, so it's best not to use it to clean the tank
D
Davy Jones
Diver
Drake
Drifter
F
Fathoms
Fishcakes
Fishface
Fishfingers
Fletcher
Flipper
Floater
Flotsam
Flounder
G
Gidget
Gillbert
Goggles
H
Hemmingway
Hooker
Horatio
Hornblower
L
Long John Silver
Lusitania
How Long does a Goldfish Live?
If they are properly looked after, a goldfish can live, on average, from five to fifteen years, though some have reputedly lived much longer; so keeping one as a pet is a commitment!
J
Jack [another name for a sailor]
Jaws
Jetty
Jetsome
Jigger
Jollies [navy nickname for the Royal marines]
Jonah
M
Maelstrom
Marina
Mariner
Marlinspike
Matey
Mina
Minnow
Moby Dick
Moondoggie
N
Navigator
Nelson
Nemo
Neptune
Noah
O
Oceania
P
Pearl
Periwinkle
Pegleg
Pirate
Pirate Pimm
Poseidon
Poopdeck
Popeye
Purser
Q
QE2 [an ocean liner]
R
Reefer
Rummy
S
Sailor
Salty
Sandy
Seabert
Seamus
Seaweed
Scurvy
Sharky
Shelly
Shivers
Sinbad
Siren
Skipper
Smithy
Spinnaker
Surfer
T
Tempest
Titanic
Turbulence
Treasure
Trident