{"product_id":"finger-leather-coral-sinularia-aa005-sinularia-sp","title":"Finger Leather Coral (Sinularia) AA005 | Sinularia sp.","description":"\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:START --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You Are Buying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow green fingers spreading from one thick pale stalk, on a small rubble base. You are buying the exact coral in the photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:END --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAA005 is a finger leather coral, Sinularia sp. It is a soft coral that grows a thick fleshy trunk topped with rounded, finger-like lobes, and it is one of the hardier corals in the hobby, forgiving of the swings a newer tank goes through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe colony feels stiffer than most soft corals because its tissue carries sclerites, which are tiny calcium spicules acting as an internal skeleton. Colours run cream, tan, grey and green. Small polyps cover the lobes and give the surface a fuzzy look when they are open, and the whole colony sways in the current.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinularia grows across Indo-Pacific reefs on flats, slopes and lagoon edges, usually where light is moderate to bright and water movement is steady rather than gentle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eModerate to bright light and moderate to strong flow suit AA005 well. Leather corals are allelopathic, meaning they release compounds that irritate neighbouring corals, so give this one room away from stony corals and keep up regular water changes and activated carbon in a closed system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Note on Behaviour\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery few weeks a leather pulls its polyps in and takes on a dull, waxy film for a day or two before shedding it. That is normal renewal rather than illness, and AA005 will open again once the film sloughs off.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick's Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55232764608803,"sku":"BA8151","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/FL8300012_b9507db9-0f6f-4497-b863-55efacc407c2.jpg?v=1788056471","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/finger-leather-coral-sinularia-aa005-sinularia-sp","provider":"Nicks AOT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}