Corals
Finger Leather Coral
Lobophytum spp.
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size40 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- Soft Coral (Alcyonacea)
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 10 – 40 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- marine standard
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- medium–high (PAR 100–250)
- Current
- average
- Aggressiveness
- average (allelopathy)
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; filtration
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Similar to Sarcophyton but lobed or finger-like. It also releases terpenoids. Very fine, feathery polyps when extended.
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