Who names their corals?
 

I just wanted to throw this out there because it's recently just come to mind. Where do all of these names of various corals come from? I'm not talking about the scientific names either, I talking about the some times wierd and off the wall "common" names that they sometimes acquire. For example, zoanthids called "Eagle Eyes" or "Purple People Eaters" or "Highlighter Milli".

So where do these names come from? Did someone just decide to call a coral they bought at a LFS something bizzar, and it just stuck? Kind of like a nick name? I was recently asked if a certain coral that I've fragged and sold a lot of over the years, had a cool name. There are certainly enough of the coral frags floating around now to warrant a cool name. But I got it from a guy who got it from a guy, so I'm not about to lay a personal claim to it. Although it would be kind of cool.

What can anyone tell me about this? I'm just curious.

Danny

It is all marketing. Use a name that has some reputation...or give it a new one if you think it will help you get a higher price.

(I'm such a cynic)

:biggrin:That's funny!

i give mine names...but they are more like pet names. That i wouldnt think of repeating to another soul...

I had a clam named fat tony :lol:

I got an Anemone named Bob :razz:

I have an acropora I call Pooh... for the color.

Ha ha
 

I call my bubble-tip "Stan" ha ha. but he rarely acknowledges me ha ha.

I have Mr and Mrs Acan...

mainly though, I name them because I can never pronounce their actual latin name...so the meteor shower cy something arather is called just that...or a bluey-pinky-purple thing.

Mine are the pink nuggets, purple fuzzy thing, the yellow blob, fluorescent green thing or orange with green polka dot thing... my hubby calls them all acros, be it they are or are not.