Scientific
Name: ?
Classification: Soft Coral
Common Names: Yellow Leather Coral
Description:
Yellow leather coral has a convoluted crown atop a single sturdy stalk.
The crown is covered with small cream colored polyps.
Natural Environment:
? This coral is normally collected in the wild, but it is easily
propagated.
Care:
Hardiness: Leather corals tend to
be very hardy corals. They will sometimes withdraw their
tentacles and get a waxy look to their surface for periods of time of up
to a week or more. This is normal as the animal sloughs off a
layer of skin. Very extended periods
of withdrawal can indicate that
the coral is not happy with its environment.
Lighting: Does well from
moderate lighting up to very intense. Yellow leathers seem to do
better under the higher intensity lighting.
Water Current: Leather corals like a low to moderate water flow.
Temperature: Does well within a range of at least 75º to 84º F.
Aggressiveness: Very low.
Feeding: Leather corals are photosynthetic and do not require direct
feeding. It is unknown if they will take zooplankton or phytoplankton.
Supplements: No special requirement are noted. Normal acceptable
water parameters seem to suite it just fine.
Tank Positioning: No special requirements other than keeping them out
of forceful water flow.
