Anyone have a melonberry montipora from ORA?

Chris86 · Feb 10, 2017

hey guys,

Just wanted to see some of these grown out. Their website says it's a plating monti, but I can't find any pics of it plating.

bif24701 · Feb 10, 2017

What do the frags look like?

Diesel · Feb 10, 2017

Not sure where you found that but ORA doesn't have it.
http://www.orafarm.com/products/hardcoral/montipora/

I know the only monti that carries the name berry is the Battleberry from Adam at @Battlecorals

Chris86 · Feb 10, 2017

Diesel said:
Not sure where you found that but ORA doesn't have it.
http://www.orafarm.com/products/hardcoral/montipora/

I know the only monti that carries the name berry is the Battleberry from Adam at @Battlecorals

It's under another section for some reason. Here is the link

http://www.orafarm.com/product/melonberry-montipora/

Highgrade · Feb 10, 2017

Looks a bit similar to this would be my guess.

http://uniquecorals.com/montipora-capricornis-uc-blue-star-montipora-1-frag-to-order.html

Diesel · Feb 10, 2017

I have a bunch of monti's that I obtained from a guy that was moving.
All frags are to small to frag though and I will take a peek tomorrow in the frag tank if I can find that ORA frag.

ritter6788 · Feb 10, 2017

Chris86 said:
It's under another section for some reason. Here is the link

http://www.orafarm.com/product/melonberry-montipora/

Yeah that's the ORA maricultured corals. It possibly won't look like that under reef tank lighting. The yellow will probably be green similar to the link @Highgrade posted above.

mps026 · Feb 18, 2017

I have it but the yellow is more brownish yellow than bright yellow unfortunately. It is a fast grower.

Graffiti Spot · Feb 18, 2017

That coral probably won't plate like a cap or traditional plate. It will have multiple different areas some will form plates and some other forms. Of course this is all dependent on light and flow.

I am confused on why mariculture coral is on their website, since they are an aquaculture site. Do they get them from marshal islands and grow them in house? Or are they grown in marshal islands and sold from there?