Orenji vs Setosa

[Grant W]

Hey all I was just wondering? Is the only dif between them that the Setosa will grow " branches" and the Orenji only encrust? Thx in advance.

 

[dvanacker]

I think the Orenji is more orange and the setosa is more pink as well.

 

[aquavista99]

I have both corals in my reef and they are both orange. I like the orenji the best but both are very nice corals.

 

[dvanacker]

must be the name that makes me think that. Although I have to say my setosa is more pinky red than orange.

 

[Bigmike]

Are there different 'strains' of setosa out there? Mine is unmistakable bright orange color, but I have seen setosas that have a pinkish hue. Is it just different tank conditions and lighting that causes the different colors? or are they different setosas?

 

[Grant W]

I have a setosa and it is def bright orange
maybe if overlit they change to more of a pink hue

 

[rogerwilco357]

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I have both corals in my reef and they are both orange. I like the orenji the best but both are very nice corals.

i would love to see your corals can you post a pic of both for comparison?

 

[rtbm]

when you get a setosa you say to yourself, wow! now that is orange how could anything get more brightly orange than that? T

Then you get yourself an orenji and you say, oh my! Holy frack! Now I see what all the who de do is about. Both nice corals but the orenji has got something special. my camera refuses to capture that magic unfortunatly.

 

[SDguy]

I have a setosa and it is def bright orange
maybe if overlit they change to more of a pink hue

That's my experience. I have pieces in bright light and some shade. Bright light = orangish/pink. Shade = orange.

 

[dvanacker]

I just looked at a Setosa thread and I see setosa's in red/pink and orange shades. You guys are right in that most of them seem more orange but the color must vary on this guy. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1470059&highlight=setosa&page=2

Here is mine...sorry but I just cropped it from another picture. I do see some orange in it but mostly redy pink.

 

[aquavista99]

I do not have a decent picture of the setosa to share at this time but here is a picture of my tiny orenji colony.

i would love to see your corals can you post a pic of both for comparison?

 

[therman]

And from what I hear, the setosa grows 1000x faster.

 

[Maximus]

And from what I hear, the setosa grows 1000x faster.

Tim, I think you forgot a 0. It's more like 10,000x faster!:lmao:

 

[Frick]

Does anyone have pics of the "grafted" Orenji? I have seen one tiny frag recently at a swap that had a flick of green in it. (sorta green) Wondering if this will spread out like this as it grows?

 

[reefried]

i also think that a setosa in a T5 tank can become more reddish-pink depending on the bulbs, so maybe the pinker looking ones are from t5 tanks where the spectrum can promote reds oranges and pinks.......

 

[Dejavu]

Here are few few old pics of mine. Both are pretty orange for me, with the Orenji being bright and slower growing.

 

[sfexplicit]

My Setosa under T5's placed higher in the tank turned pink. I moved it lower with a little bit of shading and after a couple months regained it's nice orange color.

 

[JM68]

My setosa is highlighter pink. Very bright and definitely not even close to orange. My tank is lit with t5 and it is placed high in the tank. I will post a pic later.

 

[spotted jawfish]

I have 2 colonys of Setosa in the same wather parameters both diferent light conditions. One is under radium 20K ( bright orange )and the other is under T5's ( it turn more pink). Tomorrow I hope receive a True Orenji frag.