what is ora "select pair"

[125mph]

It took them 6 years to answer that email from you?

Yes, but at least they answered the question!

 

[ca1ore]

It took them 6 years to answer that email from you?

Whenever I send them an email I get this back ...

Thank you for contacting us. We value you as a customer and commit to responding to you inquiry within 1,800 days!

 

[ThRoewer]

Answered my own question!... It's quite confusing but I guess the select pairs are better than bonded pairs since they've known each other for longer? Select Pairs are like highschool sweethearts, while bonded pairs are fish paired up after arriving in concentration camp lol.

From LiveAquaria:
Thank you for your email. Fish labeled as "bonded pairs" have been paired up at our Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility, while those labeled as "select pairs" were kept together at the ORA facility before being moved to our own facility for retail sale. Any time our Diver's Den offers clownfish that were either collected from the wild together or observed spawning together in tanks, they will be listed as "mated pair."

I've always had the best results when pairing them myself.
Of my 4 percula pairs one was bought as pair, the other 3 I put together by selecting individuals out of a larger group. The pairs I put together from individuals got along from day one, but the pair I bought needed a year to truly get along.
My past experiences are along the same lines.

I would also be very careful with buying a "spawning pair" at a premium price. The required quarantine and transfer to a new tank can screw them up and it may take them a long time to get going again, if ever.

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[CoralsAddiction]

At least now I know what it means.