ORA Purple Gorgonian
A variant of Gorgonian Sea Fan (Gorgonia ventalina)
Representative Gorgonian Sea Fanphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A slender, vertically branching purple *Gorgonia* sp. that grows in an upright, tree-like form rather than a flat fan, with violet stalks and lighter extended polyps.
📜 Backstory
This is the one genuinely branded line in the sea-fan trade: the 'ORA Purple Gorgonian,' an aquacultured strain produced by Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums (ORA) and resold through Bulk Reef Supply, SaltwaterAquarium.com, Oceans Garden, and AlgaeBarn. Because it is nursery-propagated and photosynthetic, it is the most beginner-friendly and most widely available 'named' gorgonian. ORA does not publish the wild origin of the parent colony, so the underlying species is simply labeled *Gorgonia* sp.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it medium light and medium, somewhat random flow on a rock perch. As a hardy, fully photosynthetic species it gets most of its nutrition from light and forgives far more than the wild flat fan — just keep flow varied so detritus never settles on the branches. It also makes a good seahorse hitching post.