ORA finally debuted a project that they’ve been working on for a year (well, actually a decade if you count the total time they’ve pursued this clownfish variety). We finally have commercially available captive-bred F1 Amphiprion leucokranos, the White Bonnet…
ORA posts mysterious fry, do you know what it is?
ORA is teasing us with images of new species they plan on releasing shortly on social media with an image of a 19-day-old fry and a teasing message. We will be on the lookout and share the news when we…
ORA shows off their first captive bred leucokranos clownfish
Amphiprion leucokranos is a coveted hybrid-species of clownfish which is only very rarely available, usually from the Solomon Islands. But if you made it to MACNA 2014 this weekend you could have seen a display with half a dozen of…
O-‘By-The-Way’-RA: Did you notice the OTHER new captive bred fish?
Yeah…we’ve know about this one for a year, and yes, they kept it on the down-low from the general public. Casually mentioned within ORA’ s announcement of the first captive-breeding of Priolepsis cincta, is the “oh by the way” recognition of…
ORA Debuts Latest Captive-Bred Cardinalfish to Mixed Reviews
If anyone had a clue what it takes to knock down species first after species first, I think we’d be showing ORA a little more appreciation for ticking another “boring” and “dull” captive-bred fish species first off the list this…
ORA adds Masked Goby to Captive-Bred Lineup
The Masked Goby happens to be one of those underrated marine fish from our native waters (it’s found throughout the tropical western Atlantic). It lacks the bold colors of even something as commonplace as the Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) so…
New ORA ORAnge Setosa adds a pop of color to your fuzzy stick collection
The new ORA ORAnge Setosa is a stunning coral with a unique and elegant look that will add a nice pop of color in your reef aquarium. There is no shortage of stunning blue, purple or green corals so it…
ORA’s Electric Indigo Dottyback – New Take On A Hybrid
We tried, oh how we tried, but on this one, Dustin Dorton’s lips are sealed. The “Electric Indigo Dottyback” is clearly something different and unique, and is the latest in a string of debuts from ORA in early 2014. So…
ORA Breaks the Blenny Barrier – Captive-Bred Red Sea Mimic Blennies!
Today, ORA announced the successful breeding of the Red Sea Mimic Blenny, Ecsenius gravieri, and with it, the impenetrable blenny-barrier has been broken. For years if not decades, it has seemed that the successful captive breeding of the combtooth Blennies from…
Jaguar Gobies are ORA’s latest Captive-Bred Introduction
ORA appears to have claimed the first “species first” for 2014, announcing today their accomplishments breeding the Jaguar Goby, Gobiopsis quinquecincta. That said, based on the timing and details, ORA has been sitting quietly on this success for several months, at…
