Picture of the Week – 9/12 – 9/18
We are still in recuperation mode from the long MACNA weekend, but for this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week we though it would only be fitting that it came from the event. We didn’t focus too much on livestock during the conference since the logistics of fish and coral transport is never fun, but [...]
Growth Sequence of the ORA Red Planet Acro
Ever wonder what a full grown ORA frag would look like? Well, ORA released a series of growth shots on their blog yesterday detailing the plating growth that their Red Planet Acro takes on as it matures. ORA first acquired this coral in May of 2006, with the first photograph below being from September of [...]
ORA’s New Black Snowflake Clownfish
ORA announced their latest marvel of clownfish breeding on their blog yesterday, the ORA Black Snowflake Clownfish. Ever since the Picasso and Snowflake clowns first arrived on the scene years ago, we’ve been clamoring for a black clownfish with similar patterns, especially since ORA was already breeding black and white Ocellaris clowns. But it hasn’t [...]
ORA Kelly Green Psammocora Seen Locally
Only a couple of days ago, ORA revealed their latest coral, the vibrantly colored Kelly Green Psammocora. While most of their corals usually take a couple of weeks to trickle onto the local scene, this one showed up only days after it became available in the aquarium trade and it is likely one of the [...]
ORA’s Newest Addition, Kelly Green Psammocora
ORA has unveiled a new coral this week, but it’s not a typical Acroporid like most of ORA’s releases. Instead, the new coral is an extraordinarily bright Psammocora. Officially called the Kelly Green Psammocora, this particular coral is actually not at all new to ORA or aquarium hobbyists. It was actually imported from Palau at [...]
And the New Owner of ORA is…
It was recently announced that Oceans Reefs and Aquariums, otherwise known as ORA, was under new ownership as of June 30th. The sale of the company came as a surprise to most of us, and many hobbyist immediately became concerned that the new owners might change the way ORA does things. Fortunately, the new owners [...]
ORA Under New Ownership
Some breaking news for the aquaculture side of our hobby, Oceans Reefs and Aquariums and its affiliate Marshall Islands Mariculture Farm have been sold. ORA announced the news ealier today on their blog, indicating that the new ownership actually took over on June 30th, 2011. They also said that, despite new ownership, the brand and [...]
Picture of the Week – 6/27 – 7/3
Pictured in this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a stunning ORA Red Goniopora seen at local fish store T&T Fish and Reef. This stunning coral is a relatively new offering from ORA, being available for only around a year or so, but it has taken the hobby by storm. As can be seen [...]
Unintended Hybrids Found at ORA
ORA is widely known for their clownfish breeding skills. Because of this and their willingness to experiment, several different odd-ball clownfish have come from their farms. These include the Picasso and Platinum Picasso Percula, Snowflake Ocellaris, and Spotcinctus clownfish, among many others of course. It appears now though, that ORA has some unintended cross breeding [...]
The New ORA Pink Polyp Capricornis
Oceans Reefs and Aquariums has released yet another beautiful aquacultured coral onto the hobby, and this new coral is the ORA Pink Polyp Cap, a Montipora capricornis with a green base and bright pink polyps. This coral is a fast growing one, keeping its plating growth form even as a mature colony, which can’t always [...]
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