Toadstool Leather
Sarcophyton spp.
Sheds a waxy skin every few weeks and looks closed while it does. Releases chemicals that can bother stony corals; run carbon.
- Light
- Medium (≈100–200 PAR)
- Flow
- medium
- Where it goes
- Mid of the tank
- Colony size in a year or two
- 6–16 in
- Aggression toward other corals
- medium
- Temperature
- 76–82 °F
Where to buy it
Buy aquacultured frags where you can: they're hardier than wild colonies and don't come off a reef.
Likes the same light
Reef-safe fish and inverts
Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.