Identification help please

• Nov 12, 2011

• #1

Sammydog

Reefing newb

Hoping someone can help. I almost bought the attached coral (the yellow one) today thinking it was a corrallimorph, closer inspection made me think it wasn't.

The LFS wasn't entirely sure what it was which is unusual as the shop is usually really good, and I wasn't keen on buying an unidentified coral.

Its yellow in colour with a green tinge in some angles. It has what seems to be multiple mouths (which is why I didn't think it was a morph), other wise it looks like a morph.

So, can anyone ID it for me? I love the colour and would love to get it.......if I can work out what it is.

 

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• Nov 12, 2011

• #2

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Nanna

Reef Freak

Looks like some type of leather to me but I could be wrong.

 

• Nov 12, 2011

• #3

Mandarin66

Oh Hi

Nanna said:

Looks like some type of leather to me but I could be wrong.

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Plus 1 look like some kind of leather

And wrong section of forum

 

• Nov 13, 2011

• #4

Smitty

Reef pro

Yep, long polyp leather.

 

• Nov 13, 2011

• #5

Sammydog

Reefing newb

I always thought this was a Long Polyp Leather. The polyps are normally a lot longer than in the photo.

Whats in the shop really drapes over the rock in the way a morph would. If it is a leather though, I'm going back to get it.

 

• Nov 14, 2011

• #6

Sammydog

Reefing newb

Thanks to the leather suggestion, a bit of research seems to have narrowed this down to Sinularia dura, or Cabbage Leather.

Seems to be a good fit to my tank, so hopefully its still at the LFS.

 

• Nov 14, 2011

• #7

sen5241b

Reef enthusiast

I have a green sinularia and it does not look the same.

 

• Nov 14, 2011

• #8

Sammydog

Reefing newb

Back to square one in the search then.

I've found a lot of photos of leathers that look similar, but they all seem to have a lot more polyps than this one.

Resisting the temptation at the moment to just go in and buy it.

 

• Nov 15, 2011

• #9

Jmck

Reef enthusiast

Hahaha just go and buy it :) then work it out ;)

 

• Nov 15, 2011

• #10

Sammydog

Reefing newb

Nah, not a fan of getting something only to watch it die a slow death because it's not suitable.

I wish I got a better photo.

 

• Nov 15, 2011

• #11

fastrd400

It wasn't me!

There are quite a few different leathers. It definitely is not a cabbage, or a toadstool. Not all leathers are completely covered in polyps either.

 

• Nov 16, 2011

• #12

Live Rock

Reefer

It is a toadstool leather. They are very easy to keep!:D

 

• Nov 16, 2011

• #13

Sammydog

Reefing newb

Live Rock said:

It is a toadstool leather. They are very easy to keep!:D

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Are you referring to the first or second photo? The toadstool in the second photo has been in my tank for 18 months and has doubled in size.

It's the yellow coral in the first photo I am trying to identify. Concensus seems to be a leather, just not sure what sort.

 

• Nov 16, 2011

• #14

Live Rock

Reefer

Sammydog said:

Are you referring to the first or second photo? The toadstool in the second photo has been in my tank for 18 months and has doubled in size.

It's the yellow coral in the first photo I am trying to identify. Concensus seems to be a leather, just not sure what sort.

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It may be is a lobophytum or devil's hand leather coral. They are just about as easy to take care of as toadstools.