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Mi hermano tiene un pez naranja.

Mi hermano tiene un pez naranja.
My brother has an orange fish.
From Lesson 139:A day out (el zoo, hacer fotos)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi hermano tiene un pez naranja.

Why is the word for fish pez here instead of pescado?
In Spanish, pez is used for a live fish swimming in the water or kept as a pet. Once a fish is caught and prepared for food, it becomes pescado. Since this is the brother's pet, we use pez.
Since pez is a masculine noun, why does the color naranja end in an 'a'? Shouldn't it be naranjo?
The word naranja originally comes from the name of the fruit (an orange). In Spanish, colors that are named after things like fruits or flowers usually do not change their ending to match the gender of the noun. It stays naranja for both masculine and feminine singular nouns.
Why is it un pez naranja instead of un naranja pez?
In Spanish, descriptive words like colors almost always come directly after the noun they are describing. Instead of saying 'an orange fish' like in English, you say 'a fish orange' (un pez naranja).

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