Where to buy Yellow Finger Leather Coral
ReefDock searches the following reef retailers for this coral. Click through to see the live price.
- Search World Wide Corals
World Wide Corals
Search this retailer
- Search Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens
Search this retailer
- Search Amazon
Amazon
Search this retailer
- Search Petco
Petco
Search this retailer
About Yellow Finger Leather Coral
Yellow Finger Leather Coral displays tall, finger-like polyps extending from a thick basal trunk, typically bright yellow to golden in coloration. The polyps retract when disturbed, and the coral has a leathery texture characteristic of the genus Lobophytum.
Key facts
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Coloration
- Bright yellow to golden yellow, sometimes with cream or white-tipped polyp ends
- Additional Notes
- Hardy leather coral that grows quickly and can dominate space. Allelopathic compounds released; maintain adequate spacing from other corals.
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to strong indirect lighting (PAR 100–200) • Moderate to strong water flow to encourage polyp extension • Feed zooplankton 2–3× weekly; benefits from supplemental feeding • Maintain stable water parameters: 72–78°F, salinity 1.024–1.026, pH 8.1–8.3 • Prefers nutrient-rich conditions; thrives in established tanks
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Appearance Description
- Yellow Finger Leather Coral displays tall, finger-like polyps extending from a thick basal trunk, typically bright yellow to golden in coloration. The polyps retract when disturbed, and the coral has a leathery texture characteristic of the genus Lobophytum.
- Growth Rate
- Easy
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 74-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-undefined
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional small meaty foods (fish food, copepods) 1-2 times weekly
Looking for a hobbyist seller?
ReefDock's marketplace lets reef-keepers sell coral directly to other reef-keepers with Stripe-secured checkout and live-arrival photo confirmation. Browse current coral listings on ReefDock, or list your own.
Verify the source tank before you buy
ReefDock is the sister app to Reef Trak. Sellers who maintain a Reef Trak tank log can publish source-tank parameters on eligible coral listings — so you can see the conditions a coral was raised in before you buy. Log this coral on Reef Trak.