A couple new, yet to be named ORA corals I just picked up

[wentreefgirl]

http://www.orafarm.com/
oceans reefs aquariums

 

[RCS]

The left most coral in this shot looks like A. tenuis to me (very similar to the "Paletta blue"). The second pic below looks like either A. tenuis or A. kimbeensis, I'm guessing a tenuis as well.

 

[55semireef]

PL-Reef, what kind of lighting is that under?

 

[REEF-DADDY]

I am not PL-Reef but I happen to know he is running 12k 400w Reeflux

 

[Kolognekoral]

Hmm, I've been growing this 'new' blue A. tortuosa for a while. Now it has an official marketing name 'Roscoe's Blue Tort'. Fun! Mind you, in German, Tort means 'cake'!

By the way, it will tend to brown-out in a high nitrate environment, otherwise is turns turquoise with blue tips and is a slow grower until it has a good base (like most A. tortuosa). There is, also, a pale grey tortuosa (may actually be A. horrida, as the tentacles are often out during the day) over here. Makes for an interesting contrast.

Ciao, er ... Aufwiedersehen,

Jamie V.
Cologne
Germany

 

[CMcNeil]

roscoe dropped something at my house as well

 

[fishieness]

sweet birdsnest steave. i almost bought that exact one.
i was thinking of getting one today also
didnt you pick up a Hyasin (sp?) bird there a while ago?

 

[AWExotics]

I haven't seen ORA list it as a tort... My understanding is ORA calls it "Roscoe's Blue Acropora"

Here's a few shots of some of the newer ORA corals:

ORA Deepwater Bali
I only think they have released one
ORA Australian Delicate, ORA Blue millepora, and ORA Green Birdsnest are in this pic as well.

ORA Hyacinth Birdsnest

ORA Roscoe's Blue Acropora

ORA Oregon Tortuosa
New release!!! I don't think it has been released before

ORA German Green w/ Blue Acropora "ORA GGB Acro"

 

[fishieness]

i have the blue polyp. it's awesome

 

[Abraham1907]

Almost bought an oregon tort at my LFS for $29 today. It was a great deal, but I didn't have much cash on me. I will probably go back this weekend

 

[AWExotics]

Oregon Tort for $29... wow... ORA charges the LFS much more than that wholesale.

I don't think it was from ORA

 

[PL-Reef]

Steve, the ORA birdsnest i got from you is growing like crazy! new growth tips allmost every day. thanks dude!

 

[Jay4Robin]

Please stop this thread. It cost me $$$$

I now have a roscoe and the new german blue acro

Stop it please
I have no more room!


:lol:

 

[tangwang]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9021070#post9021070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeffie
Looks like every ORA tort I have ever seen when they first come in..

I agree.. We get in ORA orders alot, and every ORA tort we get looks like that

 

[AWExotics]

Here's a shot of the ORA Blue Tortuosa ... "Cali Tort"
shot was taken shortly after arrival.

There are some similarities but it is definitely a different coral. I kind of think "Roscoe's" looks like a cross between "Chip's" and ORA's Blue tort.

 

[Znut Reefer]

Does the ORA tort hold the green or turn like the cali tort?

 

[AWExotics]

Loses most the green and goes almost all blue. It is a Cali tort.

 

[Znut Reefer]

Thanks thats what I thought. lol... don't need another cali tort. My colony is already huge!

 

[AWExotics]

send me some frags lol =)


Roscoe's is different than the ORA Tort.

 

[Znut Reefer]

I'm sure we could always work out a trade.