Toadstool Leather Coral
When people imagine soft corals one of the most popular corals that come to mind is the toadstool leather coral.
Toadstool leather coral. Toadstool leather corals are light brown corals with wispy bright colored tentacles that grow in the shape of inside out mushrooms. The toadstool coral sarcophyton glaucum also known as the toadstool leather coral mushroom leather coral or cup leather coral is a type of soft corals native to the red sea indo pacific and around south africa. The toadstool mushroom leather coral is relatively peaceful but keep adequate space between them and other corals in the reef aquarium is important.
They prefer modest lighting and strong flow in the aquarium and when provided favorable conditions can grow to enormous sizes. Easy to maintain in the reef aquarium the toadstool leather coral is an excellent coral for the beginning through. It inhabits reef slopes and lagoons where usually grow in groups with hard and soft corals.
By using the clam in this first picture as a gauge you can get a general idea of the width and height of the coral before it shed. They are found in various shades of brown tan or green with white or gold polyps. Sarcophyton lobophytum and sinularia species leather corals are those that regularly go through this shedding process as shown in this sequence of toadstool mushroom leather coral pictures.
It is difficult to identify many species because they all have the similar appearance of a mushroom or toadstool each with a distinct stalk and capitulum. They are a saltwater reef soft coral and require the conditions typical for success with just about any reef tank. The polyps are various shades of brown tan green white or gold.
This makes it a great first coral for many saltwater tank newbies. Their bright tentacles provide beautiful movement in an otherwise stationary tank making them a great centerpiece for a coral aquarium. Like its name sake the toadstool leather forms a large mushroom like shape from which long tentacles extend.
Sarcophyton corals are commonly known as toadstools or mushroom toadstool corals because their appearance is much like a mushroom with it s distinct stalk and cap. They are one of the few corals that host clownfish well. The toadstool mushroom leather coral is referred to as sarcophyton coral mushroom leather or trough corals.
Toadstool leather coral is impressive with its ability to grow to an admirable size without too much hassle on the owner s part. The toadstool coral is a perfect beginner coral for the saltwater aquarium. The only exception to this rule is the yellow.
Toadstool leather corals are found in shades of yellow brown green brown tan and blue. Toadstool leather corals are often sold as different varieties based on their color or the size of their polyps. Long polyped short polyps green polyp and yellow fiji leather are three commonly available varieties of toadstool coral.
