X Large Green Bonsai Frag – Wild Australian Leather Coral (Row #39)

Nephthea leathers are an easy going, fast growing, coral that many levels of reefers can enjoy. They like stronger water movement mixed with a medium intensity light and are usually happy in the mid section or tops of outer corners in reef aquariums.

Placement

The nephthea leather is rather tolerant of different areas of the reef and is an excellent candidate for early, young tank, coral additions. They prefer a moderately lit section of rock with lots of space above allowing them room to grow upwards. Water flow is key to the longevity of this coral. If there is not enough flow, mucous produced by the leather will not effectively be able to shed off, thus not allowing the coral to expand fully.

Feeding

This coral will thrive in a tank without feeding, given that there is good quality lighting, as it relies heavily on the photosynthesis of its zooxanthellae. It is not necessary to feed this coral, however, it isn’t harmful for the coral to have supplemental feeding occasionally.

Propagation

Nephthea leathers are widely available within the reef keeping hobby. Due to this coral’s fast growing properties and wide colour varieties, there is much opportunity for propagating this species. It is easy to cut the flesh of nephthea leathers with either scissors or a blade.