[Delphinus]

I've heard horror stories about flying foxes. Aren't they vicious? Like, they eat the eyes out of more peaceable tankmates or something.

I once had a fish that looked like a small flying fox. Big Al's called it "The Worlds Greatest Algae Eater." (Try and find THAT common name in any fish book's "Index by Common Name.") They had no idea what species it was (ah, good old LFS's... :rolleyes: ). Well, with a name like that, I had to try one. And he was a really cool fish with a lot of personality. But as far as eating algae went, he was the World's Worst World's Greatest Algae Eater. Since he looked like one of these flying foxes I named him "Fox" (also for because of the name "Fox Mulder" and this fish was paranoid just like Fox Mulder on the X-Files). I don't usually name my fish, but this guy had enough personality to justify it... unfortunately he only lived about 1-1/2 or 2 years or thereabouts... :(

The only other fish I think I ever named was a tiny little otocinclus. He was a rescue case, so he was at least 2 years old when I got him, and I think he lived a good 2 or 3 years for me. Before he ever came to live in my tank though someone had picked on him and he had only one eye. So HIS moniker was "One Eyed Otto." :D