ORA Randall's Assessor

[Mattiejay6]

http://www.orafarm.com/products/fish/assessors/randalls/

 

These guys look awesome! Any idea of what they are going for?

 

October has been a big month for Oceans Reefs & Aquariums, as they’ve officially released two long awaited fish for hobbyists to finally enjoy. Besides the Gold Nugget Maroon Clownfish starting to be circulated, which took more than a year to reach the market, ORA is also making their Randall’s Assessors available to fish retailers around the world. Announced in December 2012, the ORA Randall’s Assessor was first acquired from Blue Harbor in Japan. Given their rarity in the states, ORA immediately placed these fish into their breeding program, experiencing a great deal of success along the way.

 

Aquanerd Said;

 

With the conquest of breeding the Randall’s Assessor, ORA has officially bred all known species of the Assessor genus. That’s quite a success, especially given the Randall Assessor’s limited availability for such a long time. We can’t wait to see how well they fill out the tanks of US hobbyists, and we’re definitely excited by this news. Just don’t expect the price to be as low as other assessors. Chances are this fish will tip the scales well over $100, though we don’t have a firm price as of yet.

 

In captivity, the Randall’s Assessor will exhibit the same sort of vertical and upside down swimming behavior that it’s yellow and blue cousins exhibit. It has long been believed that captive bred assessors won’t do this in captivity, but rest assured, they most certainly will.

[Scott_LM]

I have 2 yellow assessors from ORA in my tank now.  They are very interesting fish, although mine prefer to hang out against the back wall and overflow as opposed to the many caves I created for them.  One thing I was disappointed with in mine was the coloration.  When young they are a very drab yellow.  Only within the last couple months have they become more of a brighter yellow with the red in the dorsal fin. 

These look like nice fish and if not too expensive I might look at getting a couple.  It says they are from Japan, can they tolerate reef temps?

[trockafella]

I've heard when you get the yellow that wild caught are much more brighter than the ora yellows. That's also why the ora is usually cheaper than wild caught.