Developing new species of aquacultured marine life comes with welcomed challenges to ORA. We work tirelessly to maintain commercial scale production on hundreds of varieties of aquacultured animals while researching and raising a steady stream of new species. Unfortunately, not every new species we raise is a good candidate for commercial ornamental aquaculture. Sometimes we […]
Tag Archives: aquacultured
23
May
May
Unless you find yourself diving off the coast of Japan regularly, chances are you have never heard of the Spotnape cardinalfish (Apogon notatus). Rarer still would be the opportunity to look at an aquarium full of captive bred, juvenile Spotnape cardinals. Not much of a show stopper when compared to its striking cousins, this rare […]
02
May
May
Taking on projects with the goal of raising new species of ornamental marine fish is a vital component of the daily operations at ORA. Recently we have focused our efforts on the Masked Goby, a species with a reputation for being hardy, peaceful, showy and a great choice for today’s popular nano tanks. The Masked Goby […]
28
Feb
Feb
We have another awesome Montipora to add to our availability list this week. Be sure to head over to the product page to read more about the amazing new ORAnge Setosa.
13
Feb
Feb
The Indigo Dottyback has proved to be extremely popular since we first created it in 2006. We always wondered if we could fine tune this designer Dottyback and we feel we have succeeded with something especially unique. Electric Indigos differ from their predecessors by having a distinct black stripe that run down the length of their […]
03
Feb
Feb
The pioneering efforts of ORA in breeding new species and varieties of marine fish has brought much excitement to our hobby over the years. Today we are especially pleased to announce yet another ORA breakthrough, the Red Sea Mimic Blenny (Ecsenius gravieri). Despite their popularity as entertaining little algae eaters, it appears that no species […]
30
Jan
Jan
Can you guess what this fish is? We are really excited about our newest fish and thought we might give you a chance to guess what it is before we “let the fish out of the bag.” The first person who correctly guesses both the genus and species will win two of them. The contest […]
27
Jan
Jan
The Jaguar goby is a relative newcomer to the hobby. We first saw these fish a little more than three years ago when we received a small group of them. We didn’t know much about them at the time but the invoice listed them as Astrabe sp. from Japan. The Jaguars thrived in our systems […]
06
Jan
Jan
Blue Fin Watchman Gobies now available from ORA. Look for them at your favorite ORA dealer this week. Read more about them on the species profile page.
03
Jan
Jan
We’re starting off the new year with a new coral. Be sure to check out the ORA Shortcake Acropora. Read more about this beautiful coral on the product page here.
