Oceans Reefs and Aquariums, otherwise known by the acronym ORA, has come up with another limited release Acropora. Named after the beautiful orchid Phalaenopsis bellina, this Acropora has a purple skin with green polyps. As of now it looks to be Acropora desalwii (not to be confused with A. plana), but we will have to see how it [...]
Oceans Reefs and Aquariums, otherwise known by the acronym ORA, has come up with another limited release Acropora. Named after the beautiful orchid Phalaenopsis bellina, this Acropora has a purple skin with green polyps. As of now it looks to be Acropora desalwii (not to be confused with A. plana), but we will have to see how it matures. Here’s a photo taken under natural sunlight and quote from ORA.
“With a shape and growth pattern very similar to our famous Roscoe’s Acropora, Bellina stands on it’s own with a violet base and contrasting green to yellow polyps which show outstanding extension and movement in strong current. Like all of our small polyp stony corals, the Bellina Acro can be acclimated to a wide variety of high output aquarium lighting. Strong intermittent current is recommended to keep the polyps out for your customers to see. Quantities are limited and the demand is expected to be extremely high for this unique and eye catching Acropora.”
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Thanks to Coral Morphologic for sharing this, and StonyReef for bringing it to our attention. This was shot from an oil rig at 7,828 ft in the Mississippi Canyon Trench in the Gulf of Mexico… a true creature of the deep.
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