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Toadstool Leather Coral

Species photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Corals · Soft corals

Toadstool Leather Coral

Sarcophyton sp.

  • Easy care
  • Reef safe with caution
  • Aquacultured / captive-bred

$44.99

A mushroom-shaped leather coral with a fuzzy cap of polyps that sway in the flow.

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From our species guide

Care at a glance

  • Care levelEasy
  • Reef safeWith caution
  • TemperamentPeacefulReleases chemicals that irritate nearby corals
  • Temperature74–80 °F
  • Salinity1.023–1.026 SG
  • pH8.1–8.4
  • Min tank30 gallons
  • FeedingMostly from light, plus phytoplankton / micro-plankton and baby brine shrimp
  • Colony size16 in (40.6 cm)

In plain words: A toadstool leather coral looks like a big mushroom. It has a smooth stalk with a wide, wavy cap on top. The cap is covered with tiny polyps. When they come out, the coral looks fuzzy, like a soft rug.

Full species guide → See its family tree

About the Toadstool Leather Coral

Toadstool leathers grow into large, dramatic centerpieces. They occasionally close up and shed a waxy layer, which is normal. Run carbon if you keep a lot of soft corals together.