Do you look down on the Nemo and Dory people?

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They can call it anything they want... I just like to hear questions about how to keep it alive.

It isn't what they call a fish that shows their intent....

After all, someone, somewhere, is gonna get perturbed because you called it a "Blue Tang" when really it's a paracanthurus Hepatus.

I usually pronounce Tilapia wrong...because here in America, nobody knows what it is if you pronounce it correctly.

Teach husbandry...not anality.

Mike
 
I love nemo fish >.< but to be fair ive known they we're called clownfish since like grade 6 french class, and of course know i cant keep one without a saltwater tank which im sure will happen in the very distant future. But i love the movie and find that Nemo sounds better then clown. =)
 
Its a little irritating since that movie came out 7 years ago and people are still doing it. I'll second the whole if its a kid its ok thing. They dont know any better but the parents should at least try to care. Anytime I see an adult asking about a nemo I know their most likely buying it because their kids want it and rather than tell them no but heres a small tank with some tetras, they go out and either kill a clown fish or drop tons of money on a childish whim.
 
I think that although the latin names are important for classification purposes they can be over-used.

When people continually refer to fish using latin names then elements of snobbery and 'one-up-manship' creep in. It's almost like a competition between hard-core hobbyists to show off how much experience/knowledge they have.

Personally it doesn't impress me that much and I'd rather someone simply say 'neon tetra' rather than 'paracheirodon innesi'. Although the scientific names are more accuruate, we all know what you mean when the common names are used.
 
i dont mind them being called nemo, tbh they can call it whatevr they want, but i do get really annoyed when someone moans about needing saltwater, amongst other equipment, to be kept alive.
then they get annoyed that it cant just be thrown into a bowl, abused and survive like their goldfish because they cant be bothered to do their homework or do proper husbandry on a pet they chose to care for.

i knew that "nemo" was a clownfish before i had my first tank when i was 6 and i even knew it was marine. what happened to kids knowing the basics.
 
that is the part that baffles me, I really don't understand how a person (especially an adult) doesn't know that there is a difference between SW fish and FW fish...I always thought that it was common knowledge that the ocean is SW, and lakes, rivers, etc. are FW
 
What about the movie Sark tale and the sea horse race where the sea horse trips itself lol Ill find vid later
 
:redface: I still sometimes call clown fish "Nemos" because I find it alot more cute than saying "yeah i own a clownfish" I know what the names are for the fish. Also, how many star fish have died because of children wanting a "Patrick" :P
 
My son refers to them as nemos, and dories. So do I, when I'm talking to him or any other child. It gives them something to relate to. BTW, my son knows the difference between percula clowns (nemos) and Ocellaris clowns (not nemos). He also knows they live in freshwater, and is happier with his bluegills and tetras anyway (not in same tank) Oh, and his white catfish and channel cat. Most of my tank space is reserved for fishes he catches, he loves to hand feed the bluegills worms. I have even seen sighns in LFS, major ones at that, that said nemo- percula clownfish. NOT FOR FRESHWATER! Made me laugh.
If people go to a good LFS and request a nemo, then the LFS should help them to be sucessful aquarists. That is good for business, as you get repeat customers. When I worked at petsmart, our sales went up 20% once I started working there because I could actual help people with watever. People came back, instead of putting a used tank into a yardsale. One of those people actually runs Dr. Mac corals now. Funny how things work out, eh?
 
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