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Yellow Leather Coral

Yellow Leather Coral

The yellow leather coral is a soft coral Sarcophyton species that can be found in the shallow waters of reef tops, lagoons and reef slopes in the Indo-Pacific Ocean (specifically Tonga and Fiji)... more »

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Leather Coral Care

Leather Coral Care

Reef tanks will need to have moderate to strong water movement so that the water can help the leather coral to shed its outer layer of waxy buildup and remain free of infection and to prevent other corals from growing over the leather coral. It is important to remain aware of how often or long the leather coral is retaining this layer of debris… more »

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Finger Leather Coral

Finger leather coral is a soft coral member of the Alcyoniidae family, and one of over 100 species in the genus Lobophytum. Originating in the Tropical Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in Indonesia... more »

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Green Finger Leather

Although the green leather coral seeks nutrition from more than one place, its main source of energy capitalizes on its nature as a symbiotic creature. The green leather coral enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with the minute algae zooxanthellae... more »

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Leather Coral
These sclerites will shape the leather coral into a form of a mushroom, featuring a thick stalk and a rounded cap called a capitulum that will fold as the coral ages. Leather coral are octocorals, distinguished by eight tentacled polyps (usually white or gold) that surround its mouth... more »

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