what does ORA stand for?

[DetectiveTofu]

Hi, I was just wondering and wanting to clarify what "ORA" meant. Is ORA the company that raises tank bred clowns? I have seen A. Ocellaris, and A. Percula both referred to as ORA's. I am a bit confused.

thanks
RF

 

[Chupacabras]

Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums. It's the company name of who bred and raised those clowns to sell to your LFS, which in turn sells to you.

Edit: They're just one breeder of tank bred, there are others out there but ORA's probably the biggest.

 

[DetectiveTofu]

I feel enlightened
So if someone says "you're picking up some ORA's" that just means tank raised clowns in general right?

ORA Ocellaris would be tank raised ocellaris'?

 

[Slakker]

ORA Ocellaris would be Ocellaris clowns that were bred by ORA.

 

[cowboyswife]

They are very reputable breeders. I know they breed clowns and aquaculture corals. The ORA animals I have seen have been amazing and more expensive than just your every day tank bred stuff.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9851504#post9851504 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cowboyswife
They are very reputable breeders. I know they breed clowns and aquaculture corals. The ORA animals I have seen have been amazing and more expensive than just your every day tank bred stuff.

nope in fact all the clowns at petco are from ORA

 

[cowboyswife]

Yeah thats news to me! The petco nearest to me has such nasty tanks, and when I go in there I feel so sorry for the fish.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9851665#post9851665 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cowboyswife
Yeah thats news to me! The petco nearest to me has such nasty tanks, and when I go in there I feel so sorry for the fish.

dont get me wrong ora supplies quality fish its petcos fault that they have nasty tanks

 

[cowboyswife]

Yeah I know. Its such a shame.

 

[Amphiprion]

ORA's quality fluctuates quite a bit, IME. It wasn't uncommon to receive entire shipments that had lymphocystis or brooklynella upon arrival. In fact, they would go through "phases" of these diseases, often with several shipments having similar results.

 

[squeezix]

ORA is part of the Harbor Branch Research Institute, which also houses Florida Atlantic University's marine biology program. This is also where the deep-sea research subs (I may be mistaken, but I believe the ALVIN series were built there) reside and where they are maintained. It's in Ft. Pierce, Florida, which was hit heavily by two hurricanes a few years ago, hence problems with disease.
It's not just a clam and coral and fish farm. When you deal with ORA some of that money goes to research and conservation. It is not a non-profit. It funded mainly by bioscience and geoscience firms. Drug companies and oil companies.

A majority of the deep-sea footage you've seen was filmed by these guys.