That reminds me, I was picking out my first saltwater clownfish at age elven and I felt really fish-knowledgeable compared to some adults asking people if clownfish could live with their goldfish-TRUE STORY! I actually kept a two gallon with some fish (two little firefish and snails, shrimp, etc-I moved the firefish to a bigger tank soon) when I was eleven for a year and a half. I've been asked countless times by my friends about seahorses and clownfish-and how they can have their own tank. And LFS employees have told me I'd be surprised by some people wanting "nemos"...
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That reminds me when my little sister was about seven years old I played a joke on her and told her I got a "Dori Fish" for my little fish tank. She looked at me and first corrected me and said it was a blue tang and did I even know how big they get? She has always been interested in watching my fish tanks and often she would sit and watch my clownfish until she fell asleep. I think reef life really inspires little kids and I loved the movie anyway.I loved the movie, I took the grandkids I had at the time to see it. They had already be exposed to my reef tank so it was a dual win for them. i actually have like 2 sets of the Nemo toys from Happy Meals in the kids tub time toy box.
but yes it was bad for the livestock though a windfall for fish shops.
The post about kids using fish names reminds me, when my son was 4 we went to the fish store I shopped at, The owner greets us and my son says its my burfday , I have money for a fish. Now picture the store owner, he is like 6'5" tall so he bends down to negotiate with my kid. "Well do you want a goldfish or a betta?" Heck no the lad replies I want a bristlenose plecostomus very distinctly. Owner about falls over, laughing and says, I wonder where he gets that from
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