Show off some pics of ORA frag growth - Page 2

Typhon · #26 05/03/2004, 12:42 PM

I have an ORA frag coming from LogicalReef today. Doesn't anyone know the species??

Dustin · #27 05/03/2004, 12:47 PM

I highly doubt that anyone will be able to tell you what the species is. I am sure a lot will offer some guesses though. It doesnt grow or even look like that in the wild. Its from the Marshall Islands and its grown at the clam farm there. We normally just call it Marshall Tricolor.

Dustin · #28 05/03/2004, 12:53 PM

Here are some Tortuosa shots.

Low light color:

High Light - Semi bleached

Too much light - Bleached

cthedaytrader · #29 05/03/2004, 12:58 PM

Great shots, everyone. Look at that tort forest.
Its interesting that the tort bleaches out under higher light, how much light do you recommend to keep it at its best color?

thanks chris

Dustin · #30 05/03/2004, 12:59 PM

Indo stag.

playa · #31 05/03/2004, 01:08 PM

Holly 911 on those torts:-))))))))))))))))))) WOW!

I nearly fainted!

Luis

logical · #32 05/03/2004, 01:51 PM

Man Dustin! Maybe a warning before posting Tort forrest shots!

My old heart can't take that !

Beautiful pieces everyone, keep em coming.

Peace, Bryan

cthedaytrader · #33 05/03/2004, 01:57 PM

i love that indo sta i havent seen that one before

great shots

cthedaytrader · #34 05/03/2004, 08:17 PM

Not a colony, but a nice size ora frag of orange digi

Dustin · #35 05/03/2004, 08:26 PM

Two strains of orange "digitata"

Big colony of our common strain

29reef · #36 05/03/2004, 08:43 PM

i'm going to go out back and shoot myself after seeing all those torts i think there could be a black market for those one day. and all those huge monti's i will kill myself again.

i must start to work at ORA so i can see those everday like dustin

i have tort envy really bad i need to go to a shrink and bill ORA i think that tank full of torts should be next months tank of the month. sps people will freakout

sorry to got on and on on how great those torts are but i really want like 100 of them now

cthedaytrader · #37 05/03/2004, 08:54 PM

those torts are amazing, My digi has a white slightly lavender body, but no green. Does that mean it is the common strain or will it eventually develope some green?

rleechb · #38 05/03/2004, 08:57 PM

nice, very nice. Makes me jealous as well. I really like that indo stag. Anyone have an idea what species that is?

Dustin · #39 05/03/2004, 08:59 PM

Yep. Acropora sp. from Indonesia!

fishdoc11 · #40 05/03/2004, 09:19 PM

Thanks Dustin. I will definately have to pick up an indo stags next time one of the lfs's here gets one. Keep the pics commin.
thanks, Chris

imbuggin · #41 05/03/2004, 09:27 PM

here are a bunch at 1 year growth. These were ora frags I got at imac. Cali tort first

rleechb · #42 05/03/2004, 09:28 PM

now that's some growth!

imbuggin · #43 05/03/2004, 09:29 PM

ora frag i got at imac 1 year ago tenius. I will get some other photos or ora frags after a year for ya soon

oh yeah they both have been fragged a couple times as well

AWExotics · #44 05/03/2004, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dustin
Yep. Acropora sp. from Indonesia!

lol that narrows it down some.. I was thinking it was from somewhere in the Indo/Pacific :grin:

IMbuggin.. very impressive growth.

Dustin: what is the status of the ORA tenuis being offered up to the stores for ordering?

Also can you post pics of the purple bottlebrush and Rose millepora you guys are putting out?

Todd

cthedaytrader · #45 05/03/2004, 10:09 PM

great tort and tenius buggin

Typhon · #46 05/03/2004, 10:42 PM

Thanks.. Dustin.. Atleast I know it is a tricolor..

Quote:

Originally posted by Dustin
I highly doubt that anyone will be able to tell you what the species is. I am sure a lot will offer some guesses though. It doesnt grow or even look like that in the wild. Its from the Marshall Islands and its grown at the clam farm there. We normally just call it Marshall Tricolor.

Dustin · #47 05/03/2004, 11:12 PM

Typhon, it is one of these two corals. They seem to be the same species, just two color morphs. You can actually grow the two colors together into one colony.

Dustin · #48 05/03/2004, 11:29 PM

Todd, no idea on the tenuis, its not doing so well anymore.
This is the Rose millepora. Its sort of reddish, orangish pink.

This is the "purple bottle brush" When grown under real bright light its polyps stay retracted, its corallites get more compact and scale like and the color intensifies. Under lowerlight its quite bushy.
This is a shot from ideal conditions.

This is a shot from lower light.

Same, or _very_ similar coral again.

Here is a picture of one of the original colonies that frags were taken from, still growing nicely in the wild. This is the lagoon at Wau Island (part of Mili Atoll in the Marshall Islands), taken in just a few feet of water. Notice that there are some changes in the coral after having been in captivity for several years and going through several generations of cuttings.

kozmo02 · #49 05/03/2004, 11:33 PM

Dustin, all I can say is that you guys are doing amazing stuff lately. ORA has blown up since when you guys first got going, it is absolutely incredible, that is the only way I can describe it. The pieces you are bringing into the hobby are unbelievable.

Dustin · #50 05/03/2004, 11:36 PM

Have a look around.

http://www.dustindorton.com/work/

All of our corals will be on the ORA site when it is revamped over the next couple of weeks/months. Saving me some much needed server space!