ID this ORA coral?

[GSMguy]

sold as ORA tort what do you think ?????
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_6968.jpg

[GSMguy]

i know its in trouble i got a deal on it and i trimmed up tthe dead tips :)

[Jay4Robin]

looks like a cali torte that needs TLC.

[Covey]

Maybe someone that has one can speak up but it kinda looks like the new ORA Roscoe frag.

[Jay4Robin]

what colors are the polyps?? If they are green then maybe it is. I can not tell. It looks like the tips are all damaged. I have the roscoe it does not look like his. But maybe due to the fact its messed up.

[Covey]

Heres the roscoe ID frag the guy from ORA chimed in

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1020705

[checkinhawk]

it looks like an ORA blue green tort,does it look like this?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/checkinhawk/ORAbgtortmacro.jpg

[Covey]

Nevermind I don't think it is roscoe

[GSMguy]

polypps are green i got two frags for one the other one is deeper purple

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9518320#post9518320 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by checkinhawk
it looks like an ORA blue green tort,does it look like this?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/checkinhawk/ORAbgtortmacro.jpg

i think thats it we shall see what it looks like in a month

i was told ora tort by a LFS that knows their stuff RC sponser

[checkinhawk]

it is an ORA tort,just a beat up one :)
in a few weeks it will look great,mine had some stn and came back strong.

[Ti]

could be an ora tort

[lawdog]

I bought one as an ORA Tort from the same LFS about 3 weeks ago... It is definately an ORA Blue Green Tort. Mine was the biggest Tort on a plug he had. I also picked up the ORA Purple Polyped Bird Nest at the same time.

ORA is producing some amazing corals lately. I got a discount for buying two of them and I got the last purple birdsnest he had. If your tank is healthy it should come roaring back. I also bought the ORA German Blue frag from their as well. All three are doing great and the Purple nest has already thrown off about 10 small new branches.

Dan is the man...when it comes to his livestock.

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9523233#post9523233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lawdog
I bought one as an ORA Tort from the same LFS about 3 weeks ago... It is definately an ORA Blue Green Tort. Mine was the biggest Tort on a plug he had. I also picked up the ORA Purple Polyped Bird Nest at the same time.

ORA is producing some amazing corals lately. I got a discount for buying two of them and I got the last purple birdsnest he had. If your tank is healthy it should come roaring back. I also bought the ORA German Blue frag from their as well. All three are doing great and the Purple nest has already thrown off about 10 small new branches.

Dan is the man...when it comes to his livestock.

dan wasnt there but he and shawn are awsome the LFS is Salty Critter.
i happlily drive the hour and a half up there for any corals

i got a frag of purple Bnest months ago its a slow grower

also got some blue bottlebrush last time as well
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_6941.jpg

[EmDy]

I think it's cali tort.

[kozmo02]

That really does not look like ORA Tort, it looks a lot more like the ORA A. valida that they sell.

Here's an example:

http://moose.cc/uploaded/val_1-01-01-1.jpg

pic is from Extreme Corals website.

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9523839#post9523839 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kozmo02
That really does not look like ORA Tort, it looks a lot more like the ORA A. valida that they sell.

Here's an example:

http://moose.cc/uploaded/val_1-01-01-1.jpg

pic is from Extreme Corals website.

looks closer to it actually

[shawnz28]

Thanks for the kind words guys. I have not ordered the Validia from them. It was sold to us as the tort and we had gotten two shipments of I like 6 each in them in a short time. The others I have ordered that are only remotely similar are the Roscoe and the Chips, the rest were definately even less similar. I have one in my tank which has the same structure like Craig as well though in my tank the color has become lighter overall and the polyps have lost the green.

[gasman059]

Here's mine it looks like it IMO( yours is beat up but b patient)

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/gasman059/IMG_2348.jpg[/IMG]

[GSMguy]

so you think its ORA Blue Green tort?

BTW, Shawnz28 the smaller frag you threw in is doing great but the bigger one continues to RTN should i clip the dead stuff again? Is only a couple tips so i was going to leave it a week see what it does

where do you have yours in the tank folks ?

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9524416#post9524416 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
Here's mine it looks like it IMO( yours is beat up but b patient)

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/gasman059/IMG_2348.jpg[/IMG]

thanks i will give it time ;) going on a 5 day vacation that will help keep my from trimming it again

[shawnz28]

When you clipped off those tips did you clip ahead of the missing tissue or just at it. I always got a bit ahead of it when I do.

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9524640#post9524640 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shawnz28
When you clipped off those tips did you clip ahead of the missing tissue or just at it. I always got a bit ahead of it when I do.

not sure i usually try and get all the dead stuff but the branches are so thin its hard to get the fine points

i will get all the dead off before i go on vacation and see how i does
the PE is pretty good even some of the dying tips seem to have polyps coming out now

[checkinhawk]

here is what mine looked like when i got it.now its purple with green poylps.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/checkinhawk/Picture540.jpg

[lawdog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9524426#post9524426 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
so you think its ORA Blue Green tort?

BTW, Shawnz28 the smaller frag you threw in is doing great but the bigger one continues to RTN should i clip the dead stuff again? Is only a couple tips so i was going to leave it a week see what it does

where do you have yours in the tank folks ?


Yes... I think it is the ORA Blue Green Tort. I have mine about 3/4 of the way up the rock in a medium flow area... It seems to really like the light and decent flow.

I would cut the dead off with a hint of healthy flesh to make sure you promote the growth of new coral...

[checkinhawk]

mine is top of rockrock in med flow area.

[GSMguy]

well the twig is doing good and the bigger peice needs trimming again

[johnanddawn]

heres mine tends to photo more purple then it really is but the teal polyps and long radial corallites that develope into axial are the give away:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e86/johnanddawn/tort2.jpg

[GSMguy]

nice pic john that is the goal

[prop-frags]

Here's a shot of my ORA Blue Tort frag (8/2004)
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/554/3704204-08-28_Tort2.jpg

And what is has become:
http://home.comcast.net/~mcl7/07-03-16 blue tort.jpg

[GSMguy]

wawawewa i like

[GSMguy]

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_7509.jpg

stopped the rtn look better twig is on left side laying down some base :)

[wentreefgirl]

Australian delicata!!!!

[gasman059]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/gasman059/IMG_4529copy.jpg[/IMG]

[wentreefgirl]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=2006

[turbonegro]

It looks like a Australian Delicate Staghorn.

[GSMguy]

turns out it was ora tort i found that out when i bought a third ORA tort frag and it was the same