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Names
Scientific name
Sarcophyton spp.
Common name
Mushroom Leather Coral
Origin
Origin: South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea
Kind
Kind: Soft coral
Form: trunk surmounted by a polypier. The color ranges from brown or beige, sometimes green.
Group
Alcyoniidae
Volume
200 L / 44 Imp gal / 53 US gal
Parameters
T°: 23 to 28°C or 73 to 82°F
pH: 8 to 8.5
Density: 1021 to 1028
Difficulty
Easy
Size
up to 60 cm (24")
Brewing
Average
Lighting
Average
Aggressiveness
Low
Food
How to feed the Mushroom Leather Coral?
Food
How to feed the Mushroom Leather Coral?
Leather coral feeds essentially with the help of micro algae that develop within it: zooxanthellae. The algae use light to grow and are therefore a natural food source for the coral. Occasionally, you can feed plankton or artemia nauplia with a pipette but this is not essential.
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Mushroom Leather Coral?
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Mushroom Leather Coral?
Leather coral is poisonous to hard corals which should be avoided in close proximity.
Breeding
How to breed the Mushroom Leather Coral?
Breeding
How to breed the Mushroom Leather Coral?
The breeding of this invertebrate does not pose any difficulty. It is done by dividing a part of the colony (use a razor blade and install the detached part on a clean rock) or by cutting (collect the rejects at the base of the foot). Generally speaking, corals of this species grow easily in aquariums and you can expect to have a nice extension of your colony starting from a single foot.
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Mushroom Leather Coral?
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Mushroom Leather Coral?
This coral will appreciate moderate to strong lighting (with HQI lighting, it's even better!) because it lives naturally in well-lit shallow waters. The current must be moderate (a current too weak or too strong constantly retracts the polyps). Therefore, it will find its place in the middle part of the aquarium, where the light is well present and the mixing moderate.
Given its size, an aquarium of at least 200 liters / 44 Imp Gal / 53 US Gal should be considered.
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Very robust, this coral is tolerant of water quality in its environment (within reasonable limits) as long as it does not vary constantly. It can therefore be proposed to aquarists who are new to marine aquariums.
It is a demonstrative coral in the sense that it will show you its dissatisfaction by turning in on itself at the slightest deviation of maintenance. Fortunately, in most cases, it recovers in a few days from its misadventure.
This coral moults very regularly, which can manifest itself by the retraction of polyps. If the coral remains contracted for too long and without further explanation (test the parameters) it may be that it has difficulty finishing its moult: direct the stirring a little more towards it to help it get rid of the waxy film it has produced.
Depending on the species and the region where it develops, Sarcophyton polyps can be long or short, few or quite dense. Here is the list of the species recognized among the Sarcophyton:
Sarcophyton aalbersbergi
Sarcophyton acutangulum
Sarcophyton acutum
Sarcophyton agaricum
Sarcophyton aldersladei
Sarcophyton alexanderi
Sarcophyton auritum
Sarcophyton birkelandi
Sarcophyton boettgeri
Sarcophyton boletiforme
Sarcophyton buitendijki
Sarcophyton cherbonnieri
Sarcophyton cinereum
Sarcophyton contortum
Sarcophyton cornispiculatum
Sarcophyton crassocaule
Sarcophyton crassum
Sarcophyton digitatum
Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
Sarcophyton elegans
Sarcophyton expandum
Sarcophyton flexuosum
Sarcophyton furcatum
Sarcophyton gemmatum
Sarcophyton glaucum
Sarcophyton griffini
Sarcophyton infundibuliforme
Sarcophyton latum
Sarcophyton mililatensis
Sarcophyton minusculum
Sarcophyton nanwanensis
Sarcophyton nigrum
Sarcophyton pauciplicatum
Sarcophyton portentosum
Sarcophyton pulchellum
Sarcophyton regulare
Sarcophyton roseum
Sarcophyton serenei
Sarcophyton skeltoni
Sarcophyton soapiae
Sarcophyton solidum
Sarcophyton spinospiculatum
Sarcophyton spongiosum
Sarcophyton stellatum
Sarcophyton stolidotum
Sarcophyton subviride
Sarcophyton tenuispiculatum
Sarcophyton tortuosum
Sarcophyton trocheliophorum
Sarcophyton tumulosum
Sarcophyton turschi
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