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Old 04/30/2007, 01:37 PM
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what does ORA stand for?

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.

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Old 04/30/2007, 01:43 PM
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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.
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Old 05/01/2007, 01:09 AM
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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'?
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Old 05/01/2007, 01:57 AM
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ORA Ocellaris would be Ocellaris clowns that were bred by ORA.
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Old 05/01/2007, 08:06 AM
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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.
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Old 05/01/2007, 08:17 AM
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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
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Old 05/01/2007, 08:33 AM
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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.
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Old 05/01/2007, 09:03 AM
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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
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Old 05/01/2007, 09:05 AM
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Yeah I know. Its such a shame.
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Old 05/01/2007, 10:26 AM
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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.
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Old 05/03/2007, 12:51 PM
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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.
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