with the LOTR thing we have going...I have a male dragonscale named Smaug
I used to name them all..now only a few get names. My kids name fish sometimes, but I'm old and forget what the names are. My daughter has a betta named King Arthur. I have an angelfish named George but may be a Georgette and a tiny dime size angel I call Stumpy. There is an albino bristlenose my great-nephew has named Shark, and a blue mystery snail named Ms. Monster. Aside from that..they are all Fish.
I had my GBR's named. The male was always courting the female and she tried to ignore him most of the time so I named them after my husband and myself. Then the male died and I have guilt that I killed off my husband.
Being a huge Star Wars fan my two Oscars are Dath Maul (Tiger Oscar) and Obi-Wan (Albino Tiger). I also have a Sailfin Pim and his name is Vader. Oh and I had a electric blue crayfish that was named, you guessed it, R2-D2.
LOL yeah that is the big spider from LOTR, i am a lotr nerd myself. My kitchen is lined with all of the toys that came out when the first movie was launched. I used to have two dragonfish one named Sarumon, The other was Sauron. Hahaha, but I name my fish too! no worries
I don't name them right away, and usually not schooling fish, but their personality or looks might earn them a moniker later. I have two fish that I swear have human faces on them.
The ghost of Elvis drives my Otter Point Jake.
I've got another one that channels Muammar Gaddafi, but the pic is on my other computer. I'll post it later.
When I bought our betta I had my son in mind and he likes red, black, and pirates. So I got a red betta, black gravel, and a pirate skull for his bowl (yes I was stupider then, hes in a 40g now so no hatin' please . That quickly earned him the moniker Roger. You know, after Jolly Roger .
Not creative but in one batch of platy fry, one had a deformality and basically it swims sideways. I call him sidey haha. He is now in a 10 gallon hospital tank with a lot of plants. He has survived for over two weeks and I plan to do my best to save him.
I've named my two "big" guys, aka the guys who have been with me longest and showed a strong personality, those are Oscar the golden panchax killi and Mr. Grumpyface, my angel.