Leather Corals For Beginner Reef Aquarium

Aquacultered The Long Polyp Leather Coral is an aquacultured leather coral of the Sarcophyton family. The polyps of different Leather Coral varieties can have different length tentacles, with stalks of different lengths, or no stalks at all. The Long Polyp Leather Coral is a mushroom shaped leather with VERY long flowing polyps. The body is various shades of brown, with long flowing polyps topped in white or golden. This is a fast growing hardy coral that will adapt quickly to most tank conditions. The Long Polyp Leather coral is cultured by cutting off a piece of the parent's crown and attaching it to a frag plug with thread, string or glue.

Aquacultered We aquaculture our own Green Polyp Leather Coral here at Aquarium Creations, by cutting off fragments of our mother colonies. As they grow they change shape from first a round shaped mini leather that looks like a mushroom then as it grows it takes on a more oblong shape with a more wavy appearance to the leather. After fully opening the top of the leather coral will be covered with many bright green polys approximately 1 cm or longer in length.

Care Level Easy

Aquacultered The Aquacultured Neon Green Spaghetti Leather Coral is a great looking, easy to care for soft coral that does well in pretty much any reef setup. The Spaghetti Finger Leather Coral is a cultured finger type leather with a large number of very long strands of leather. Also called a Rasta Leather Coral, it is one of the favorite leather corals for the reef aquarium. This aquacultured variety is a green to neon green color and has a highly branching form which is covered in tiny polyps. Spaghetti Finger Leather Corals grow fairly quickly given all its needs are met. Larger specimens are more "branchy" than smaller ones and make an impressive display with pulsing water movement.

Care Level Easy

Aquacultered We aquaculture our own Yellow Polyp Finger Leather Corals here at Aquarium Creations, by cutting off fragments of our mother colonies. An incredibly tough coral. Thick, finger like stalks grow upwards from a wide, stocky base. The numerous yellow polyps give this coral a very fuzzy appearance. Depending on the lighting spectrum used, the colors can vary from shades of yellow to a light green. Fast growing and tolerant of a wide range of aquarium conditions.

Care Level Easy

Aquacultered Aquacultured by cutting off fragments of the mother colonies. As they grow they change shape from first a round shaped mini leather that looks like a mushroom then as it grows it takes on a more thick finger appearance to the leather.The Blue Devils Finger Leathers thick, cushiony body makes it a much more substantial soft coral. The captive culturing of this soft coral has helped decrease the adjustment time to new systems making it more likely to open up and polyp quickly after shipping.

Care Level Easy

Description The Yellow Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral is referred to as Sarcophyton Coral, Mushroom, Leather, or Trough Corals. Smaller Yellow Toadstool Leather Corals are shaped like a mushroom, however as they grow larger they will take on an interesting folded appearance. When fully open, the tops of these toadstool leather corals are covered with numerous polyps about 1 cm in length. It is difficult to identify many species because they all have the similar appearance of a mushroom or toadstool, each with a distinct stalk and capitulum (cap). As they grow older, they develop a folded appearance. The Yellow Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral is relatively peaceful, but adequate space should be provided between them and other corals in the reef aquarium. Sarcophyton Leather Corals are easy to maintain in the reef aquarium and make an excellent coral for the beginning through expert reef aquarist. Yellow Toadstool Leather Corals require medium to high lighting combined with medium to strong water movement. For continued good health, they will also require the addition of iodine, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.

Care Level Easy

Description The Neon Green Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral from Japan is referred to as a Sarcophyton Coral, Mushroom, Leather, or Trough Corals. We aquaculture Japanese Leather Corals at Aquarium Creations by cutting off a piece of the parent's crown and attaching it to a frag plug with string or glue. They have brilliant neon green polyps. It is difficult to identify many species because they all have the similar appearance of a mushroom or toadstool, each with a distinct stalk and capitulum (cap). As they grow older, they develop a folded appearance. Toadstool Mushroom Leather Corals are relatively peaceful, but adequate space should be provided between them and other corals in the reef aquarium. Sarcophyton Leather Corals are easy to maintain in the reef aquarium and make an excellent coral for the beginning through expert reef aquarist.

Care Level Easy

Description The Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral is referred to as Sarcophyton Coral, Mushroom, Leather, or Trough Corals. They are found in various shades of brown, tan or green, with white or gold polyps. It is difficult to identify many species because they all have the similar appearance of a mushroom or toadstool, each with a distinct stalk and capitulum (cap). As they grow older, they develop a folded appearance. The Toadstool Mushroom Leather Corals are relatively peaceful, but adequate space should be provided between them and other corals in the reef aquarium. Sarcophyton Leather Corals are easy to maintain in the reef aquarium and make an excellent coral for the beginning through expert reef aquarist. Toadstool Leathers require medium to high lighting combined with medium to strong water movement. For continued good health, they will also require the addition of iodine, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.

Care Level Easy

Description Green Kenya Tree coral is a great coral species if you are just starting out or are just starting to get interested in fragging corals (coral propagation). The Kenya Tree coral, Capnella sp., is a hardy soft coral species that is tolerant of a range of living conditions, which makes it great for beginner aquarists. In terms of color, this rapidly growing soft coral species is generally available as a golden/pink colony and in the more rare glowing green coloration. Green Kenya Tree is also sometimes called are called Green Capnella, Cauliflower coral,Green Nephthea, or Green Nephthya. As its name implies, the Kenya Tree Coral is shaped like a tree with a thick trunk and beautiful branches. A leather coral from the Indo Pacific regions of the world. It is known to be a quick grower given proper lighting and good water flow. Kenya Tree Corals will grow back from the tiniest little bit of flesh left behind and holds fast to any substrate to which it attaches. Like most “Leather” corals, Capnella will routinely shed a “mucous tunic” to clear itself of algae, debris, etc. This is generally observed by the colony closing for a period of hours to days, followed by a shedding of a thin clear film that may take one to several days to complete. Colonies kept in higher flow areas will “shed” less often.

Care Level Easy

Description Kenya Tree coral is a great coral species if you are just starting out or are just starting to get interested in fragging corals (coral propagation). The Kenya Tree, Capnella sp., is a hardy soft coral species that is tolerant of a range of living conditions, which makes it great for beginner aquarists. In terms of color, this rapidly growing soft coral species is generally available as a brown to golden to pinkish colony and in the more rare find a glowing green coloration. Kenya Tree is also sometimes called Capnella coral, Cauliflower coral, Nephthea coral, or Nephthya coral. As its name implies, the Kenya Tree Coral is shaped like a tree with a thick trunk and beautiful branches. A leather coral from the Indo Pacific regions of the world. It is known to be a quick grower given proper lighting and good water flow. Kenya Tree Corals will grow back from the tiniest little bit of flesh left behind and holds fast to any substrate to which it attaches. Like most “Leather” corals, Kenya Tree corals will routinely shed a “mucous tunic” to clear itself of algae, debris, etc. This is generally observed by the colony closing for a period of hours to a few days, followed by a shedding of a thin clear film that may take one to several days to complete. Colonies kept in higher flow areas will “shed” less often.

Care Level Easy