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Leather Corals

Types of Leather Corals for Saltwater Reef Aquariums

The aquarist graduating from fish to invertebrates, to full-blown-reef enthusiast, finds leather corals often the best choice for beginner reef aquariums. They have few simple requirements and require minimal care. With a tough leathery skin, they are found in all sorts of beautiful shapes and colors. Leather corals can be very interesting in the reef aquarium. They will change shape expanding and deflating their body along with extending their tentacles and suddenly retracting their tentacles. Many leather coral species are easy to keep with great success. As a matter of fact, a huge number of advanced reef keepers love to keep leather corals because they provide a flowing motion in their reef aquarium.
Long Polyp
Leather Toadstool

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The Long Polyp Toadstool Leather Coral is a leather coral of the Sarcophyton family. The Long Polyp Leather Coral is a mushroom shaped leather with VERY long (up to 2 inches long), flowing polyps. This is a fast growing hardy coral, adapts quickly to most tank conditions.

Care Level Easy

Green Polyp Leather Coral
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When fully open the top of the green polyp leather coral will be covered with many bright green polys approximately 1 cm or longer in length.


Care Level Easy

Cultured Loco Lobo
Leather Coral

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The Loco Lobo Leather is a rare release. This stunning specimen is unique for its "insanely" yellow colored polyps. Loco Lobo is a Devil’s Hand coral with pronounced star shaped yellow polyps. The thick, cushiony body of this lobophytum makes it a much more substantial soft coral.
Care Level Easy
Aussie Neon Green
Spaghetti Leather Coral

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The Aussie Neon Green Spaghetti Finger Leather, Sinularia flexibilis, is also called the Rasta Leather, Thin Finger Coral, Soft Finger Coral, Sinularia Leather Coral or Flexible Leather Coral. A beautiful looking soft coral from Australia makes a great show stopper for your reef tank.

Care Level Intermediate

Yellow Polyp
Finger Leather

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The Yellow Polyp Finger Leather Coral has thick, finger like stalks, growing 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.

Care Level Easy

Blue Devils
Finger Leather

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The Blue Devils Finger Leather has a thick, cushiony body, which makes it a much more substantial soft coral. An easy beginner coral it has a short adjustment time to new systems, making it more likely to open up and polyp quickly after shipping.

Care Level Easy

Yellow Toadstool
Leather Coral

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The Yellow Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral is referred to as Sarcophyton, Mushroom, Leather, or Trough Coral. Smaller Yellow Toadstool Leather Corals are shaped like a mushroom, however as they grow larger they will take on an interesting folded appearance.

Care Level Easy

Green Toadstool Mushroom
Leather Coral,Sarcophyton

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The Green Polyp Toadstool Leather, Sarcophyton sp. is a beautiful polyping toadstool leather coral with brilliant neon green polyps from the waters around Papua, New Guinea.

Care Level Easy

Toadstool Leather Coral
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The Toadstool Leather Coral is referred to as Sarcophyton Coral, Mushroom, Leather, or Trough Corals. They are peaceful, but adequate space should be provided between them and other corals in the reef aquarium. An excellent coral for the beginning through expert reef aquarist, easy to maintain.

Care Level Easy

Colt Coral, Cladiella
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The Colt Coral, Cladiella sp. is an easy to care for soft coral. It has projections resembling fingers that are round to cone-shaped, and stubby. These thick finger-like projections branch upward from a very short, pale white stalk. A most popular coral because of it's beauty and hardiness.

Care Level Easy

Red Chili Coral

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One of the only corals available to the aquarium trade in a bright red color. Beautiful and manageable in size, Red Chili Coral is a great addition for the reef aquarium hobbyists from beginner to advanced level. Also Known as the Strawberry Coral, they are a real beauty and simple to keep.

Care Level Easy

Neon Green Glowing
Cabbage Leather, Australia

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The Neon Green Glowing Cabbage Leather Coral is one beautiful Australian Leather coral. A true winner both under white light or blue evening actinic lights. Its a neon green under white lights, and under the night time actinic blue lighting it's a show stopper beaming with light from its phosphorescence.

Care Level Easy
Kenya Tree Coral, Green
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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.

Care Level Easy

Kenya Tree Coral
Aquacultured

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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). 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.

Care Level Easy

Devils Hand Leather Coral
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The Devil's Finger Coral Lobophytum sp. is a very easy coral to care for and to propagate. They produce less mucous, and are more forgiving than other leather corals. The great variety of color and shape that this genus has can offer make it a desired coral for even the advanced aquarist.

Care Level Easy
Green Finger Leather
Sinularia notanda

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The Green Finger Leather Coral, Sinularia notanda is a stunning coral that's easy to care for, a fairly quick grower, and a durable leather coral. With its ease of care it's the perfect coral for the beginner. Fairly easy to propagate, the perfect first coral to learn aquaculturing with.

Care Level Easy

Spaghetti Finger Leather
Sinularia flexibilis

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The Spaghetti Finger Leather Coral, Sinularia flexibilis, is often referred to as the Flexible Leather Coral, Soft Finger Leather Coral, Rasta Leather Coral, or Thin Finger Leather Coral. It is best recognized from other leathers in the same genus by its flowing long, thin, flexible fingers.

Care Level Intermediate

Cabbage Leather Coral
Sinularia brassica

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The Cabbage Leather Coral has other names it's called, including The Flower Leather Coral, Flat Leather Coral, or Carpet Leather Coral. A simple hardy soft leather coral perfect for all aquarium hobbyists including the novice / new reef aquarium hobbyist.


Care Level Easy

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