Oregon Tort pics?

[Mchava]

Okay I have searched and searched but I cant seem to find a good picture of an Oregon tort. They all seem to look just like the cali tort. So I wanted to see if people can post pictures of thier torts. I have to torts but I think they are both Cali would also like to see what you all think about them. Thanks in advace.
Here are the pictures

lrg tort

sml tort

 

[dippin61]

my icon is my little frag

 

[Travis]

Here is an older thread with a bunch of pics. Steve Weast also gives a good description of the Oregon tort. He also had some pics of his huge colonies but they aren't there any more.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...perpage=25&highlight=Oregon tort&pagenumber=1

I would agree, your torts look to be cali/ORA torts.

 

[sfsuphysics]

They all seem to look just like the cali tort.

Well they are the exact same species

 

[Jovreefer]

I can try to snap a few pics of my oregon next to my cali when I get off work. they are both about 2 inch frags. No promises though, my picture taking skills are hit or miss.

 

[Travis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7382442#post7382442 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfsuphysics
Well they are the exact same species

I don't claim to be an ID guru and I'm certainly not going to be bleaching a frag of my Oregon tort to try to ID it... but others have mentioned, and I tend to agree, that the Oregon tort is most likely not A. tortuosa.

 

[Kip]

mine is but a pup... i also have a really large cali tort and they are very much different. i never really thought this with online pics, but in person you can see it (as far as color goes). Structurally, you can see it as they mature.

oregon

 

[SunnyX]

Old Shot of my Becker Trot-

 

[Maximus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7382442#post7382442 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfsuphysics
Well they are the exact same species

They are not the same. I agree, the Oregon tort is most likely not even a tort. The distinguishing factor between a Cali and an Oregon tort is the non-presence of green. The Cali tort will have some shade of green in the corallites. The Oregon tort has no green.

 

[sonofgaladriel]

These two were sold to me as a 1" "Oregon tort" frags by two RC members about 9 months ago. Growth has been incredible but they're not the bright blue color I've associated with the other Oregon torts I've seen pics of. They look more like an ORA at times but less green tint and the blue is a little brighter. I hope I didn't spend $60 for 1" ORA torts

This was sold to me as a Cali tort. Its a true blue throughout and has very good growth.

This is the ORA tort. This has grown from a 1/2" piece in the last 8 months. (bottom left of pic)

Let me know what you think they are.

 

[sonofgaladriel]

Did someone say that Steve Weast lost his large tort colony? Did he lose any other large mature colonies?

 

[Travis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7383747#post7383747 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sonofgaladriel
Did someone say that Steve Weast lost his large tort colony? Did he lose any other large mature colonies?

Nope, I just mentioned that the pics of his colonies are no longer in the other thread. Very nice torts, BTW.

 

[Racenrich]

son, pics look great...you dont have issues with the RBTA killing your SPS's? my GBTA killed any SPS it touched!
Just curious!!

Not too sure if this is an Oregon or not...yet it has the nice color!

RJK

 

[fishypets]

Here is my mini OBT colony.

 

[Unarce]

I have to agree with Maximus. True Oregon Torts won't have any green hue on them.

Could you guys tell me how much the polyps of your Oregons extend during the day?

 

[IMPERATORFAN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7382865#post7382865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Travis
I don't claim to be an ID guru and I'm certainly not going to be bleaching a frag of my Oregon tort to try to ID it... but others have mentioned, and I tend to agree, that the Oregon tort is most likely not A. tortuosa.

Interesting ... has anyone offered any guesses as to what it might be?

 

[Maximus]

Polyp extension on my Oregon tort colonies are good. It's nowhere like a mille, but you can definitely see polyp extension 24/7 on my colonies.

 

[sfsuphysics]

So the "Oregon Tort" isn't a tort... *sigh* this hobby can get so frustrating at time. I'll have to take a picture of my tort (was told by experienced reefer it was a Cali) but I don't notice any green on it.

 

[rutz81]

I agree with Maximus, my Oregon Tort has polyp extension pretty much all day. Although I'm not sure exactly what mine is. The main colony that is located near the top of the tank is solid blue, no green at all. A frag of the same coral seems to have some greenish highlights towards the bottom of the coral; and the only difference is that it is located near the bottom of the tank.

 

[rutz81]

Sorry, I don't have a pic, but, mine in terms of shape looks like mchava's.