Where to buy Finger Leather Coral
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About Finger Leather Coral
Sinularia flexibilis is a soft coral with a fleshy, encrusting to branching base that produces finger-like polyp-bearing lobes. Coloration ranges from cream, tan, yellow, or brown to greenish tones, often with contrasting polyps. The lobes are flexible and move readily with water current.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Coral Type
- Soft
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate light (PAR 150–250) • Requires gentle to moderate water flow • Feed small particles (phytoplankton, zooplankton) 2–3x weekly • Maintain stable water parameters (pH 8.1–8.3, Salinity 1.025) • Tolerates a range of positions but prefers middle placement
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Lighting Requirement
- Low to Medium (50–150 PAR)
- Additional Notes
- Finger leathers shed a protective mucus layer periodically; this is normal. Provide good flow to prevent detritus buildup around base. Avoid direct feeding jets to prevent damage.
- Coloration
- Cream, tan, yellow, brown, or greenish; often with contrasting polyp coloration
- Appearance Description
- Sinularia flexibilis is a soft coral with a fleshy, encrusting to branching base that produces finger-like polyp-bearing lobes. Coloration ranges from cream, tan, yellow, or brown to greenish tones, often with contrasting polyps. The lobes are flexible and move readily with water current.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and the western Pacific.
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