Baleful hounds

[ithika]

I just had to use the word baleful, and I couldn't think of anything particuarly witty using it, so I did the next best thing, and just used the word with another word, to make a title. Great, isn't it?

So anyway, I need a name for my dwarf gouramis. I was thinking something Arthurian-legend inspired, like Guenivere and Lancelot, BUT I thought

1.     all of those couples are much too ill-fated to be "encouraging breeding names" for a pair of fish
2.     The only set that I really liked was Mab and Mordred, and I can only remember Mab from the tv movie with Sam Neil, so I don't know if she's even a proper Arthurian character, Mordred is sometimes her son (but also sometimes her lover, so it COULD work), but he was easily one of the MOST ill-fated of all the characters so again, not a great choice
3. I think they might both be male? Maybe? At least, the female is showing DECIDEDLY male tendencies, despite obvious physical features which should make her, a her. These male tendencies include building a nest and attacking the other male (who I thought would be dominant because he's bigger and prettier. But alas! If there is a fatality, it's likely to be my favourite one. Blast. Hopefully it won't come to that. But I can't watch them every second, and they're not violent enough to separate them permanently and ROON the pretty of my tank.

So I was thinking it might be cool to give them a couple name from any story that has two guys that love but HATE but love each other, but I can't think of any. If anyone squeals "Snarry snarry!" with fangirlish glee I swear I'll hurt them. But now I can't get it out of my head. Snarry is a cute sounding word.  HOWEVER I must put forth pictures of my pretty girl (boy?) to the experts to try to discern whether s(h)e actually is... whichever one she is. It's possible she is actually a he with stunted fins. Which means I probably shouldn't have picked... him. HURR. So hold that thought. Any Arthurian names would still be awesome.

I also got two bristlenose catfishies! Big ones! Maybe 7cm long? Ish? They're awesome. I have to think of an encouraging name for them, because the  female is fat with eggs(es, precious), so I want them to make with the loving.

I was going to post photos but I'm not feeling so great. I'll post photos... eventually. Check my Flickr, there's like, stuff and stuff, on there.

Comments

[almightybean.livejournal.com]

Who is Mab? Did she take the place of Morgause or Morgan le Fay as EVIL WOMAN PERSON or just add another one? Sounds like mini-series only stuff to me :P

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Moraguse I don't remember, but she's probably Morgan le Fay. (Who was Mordred's mother/seduced some guy - can't remember if it was Arthur or Merlin? Probably Arthur... meh? And was generally a nasty piece of work?) Why change the name, though? They were alright with the other names, so...?
She was pretty EVIL WOMAN PERSON although she was more "QQ Magic is dying because humanity is retarded god I hate them, and I hate Merlin even more."
It was a pretty good mini-series though, whether or not it was entirely relevant to the actual legends. The actress who played Queen Mab (whoever she is!) has an awesome strained voice type thing too, it was... awesome.

[almightybean.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgause
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay

:D