Anyone seen/had an ORA stubby clownfish?

Azedenkae · Apr 28, 2021

Stubby Ocellaris | Amphiprion ocellaris | ORA | Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums

Cute. Adorable. Lovable. The best ways to describe the charismatic little ORA Stubby Ocellaris.

www.orafarm.com

This one. I was curious and searched around but could not see any sellers. Anyone actually had one of these? If so, what were they like? Did they seem deformed like with a bent spine or something, or was it more like missing a few bones or something?

P.S. Not looking to buy one, I am good with my two at the moment. Just curious.

SPR1968 · May 3, 2021

I can’t help with the specific question but I can bump the thread to see if we can get any answers for you

Azedenkae · May 3, 2021

SPR1968 said:
I can’t help with the specific question but I can bump the thread to see if we can get any answers for you

Lol thanks. Seems like I have a lot of unanswered questions, guess I am just too curious. XD

vsolovyev · May 3, 2021

I saw one at my local fish store, it looked like it was squished together, but no abnormal spine or deformation from what I saw

Azedenkae · May 3, 2021

vsolovyev said:
I saw one at my local fish store, it looked like it was squished together, but no abnormal spine or deformation from what I saw

Oh that's cool. Did you reckon it looked 'nice'? Or the squished-ness just looks off?

D-Nak · May 3, 2021

I think it's a combination of missing vertebrae and kinked spine. You can see the kink in the ORA photo--it's causing the dorsal fin (the top fin) to lean forward versus on a normal clownfish where the dorsal starts in a more perpendicular position.