Loading ...In the past years, we have been thrilled by ORA‘s cultured Acroporas and Montiporas. We got used to seeing ORA release the likes of the Borealis, Red Planet, Hawkings, Pearlberry, and the German Blue Polyp Acropora.
So when the people at ORA released its new specimen, we wondered “Why do this to your reputation!?”. The ORA Soli, as in Acropora soliteryensis, is the new ORA baby. It features brown coral body with slight purple axial corallites. Sure this coral is different from its cousin, the Efflo, but at least have the coral contain some resemblance of ORA’s past releases in terms of coral quality. Here it is in its infancy:
photo by ORA
Our message to ORA is: you better have a dandy set up for the next release. Reefers are anxiously waiting for a slam dunk, as this one misses the free throw!
Happy reefing everyone!
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Speak for yourself. I think it looks great.
i’ll admit the picture sucks from a marketing standpoint, but i think the coral was photographed under natural sunlight. in their press release, ora says their soli will have a greenish base, green polyps, and purple tips. and in all honesty, most of the solis i’ve seen had somewhat drab coloration on the base, but their growth form, polyp color, and tip colors have always made these corals shine.
the thing i like about this coral is it seems like ora is sort of returning to some old school originals. they didn’t give the soli a fancy name and it’s not some insane color. perhaps it’s more of a throwback coral.