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About Ehrenberg's Leather
Ehrenberg's Leather is a large, encrusting to dome-shaped soft coral with a fleshy, leather-like appearance. Coloration ranges from tan, brown, to yellow-green, often with lighter polyp tips. The colony surface features a characteristic pebbly or bumpy texture.
Key facts
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa through the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the Philippines.
- Coloration
- Tan, brown, or yellow-green with lighter polyp tips
- Appearance Description
- Ehrenberg's Leather is a large, encrusting to dome-shaped soft coral with a fleshy, leather-like appearance. Coloration ranges from tan, brown, to yellow-green, often with lighter polyp tips. The colony surface features a characteristic pebbly or bumpy texture.
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Lighting Requirement
- Low to Medium (75-150 PAR)
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Additional Notes
- Ehrenberg's leather corals are resilient and beginner-friendly. Avoid excessive direct flow that prevents polyp extension. Feed 2-3 times weekly with small amounts.
- Growth Rate
- Easy
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.024-1.026
- Coral Type
- Soft
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