Ultra Green Finger Coral

The Coral Sea Ultra Green Finger Coral is an exceptional colour variety of the Finger Leather Coral sporting an exotic neon green colouration. The Finger Leather Coral, commonly referred to as the Flexible Leather Coral, Soft Finger Coral, Spaghetti Finger Leather Coral or Thin Finger Coral, is a hardy soft coral great for the dedicated new or novice reef aquarium hobbyists. As its name suggests, the Finger Leather Coral is a flexible and willowy soft coral that sways hypnotically in the current adding fantastic movement to the home reef aquarium. It can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its long, thin, flexible fingers that are often available in stunning iridescent shades of yellow, gold, green or tan colouration. Unlike other "leather corals", the Finger Leather Coral is slimy rather than rough or leathery to the touch.

The Ultra Green Finger Coral has a semi-aggressive temperament so be sure to provide adequate space between other corals. The Ultra Green Finger Coral produces chemical compounds that can be detrimental to hard corals so care should be taken when introducing it into a mixed reef aquarium, taking into account its placement and size relative to the size of the aquarium. Routine water changes and the use of chemical filter media is often recommended in systems housing Sinularia corals to help prevent buildup of these chemical compounds.

The Ultra Green Finger Coral can thrive under a variety of lighting conditions achieved by T-5 fluorescent, powerful LED, or the more intense metal halide light fixtures. While not as demanding as small polyp stony (SPS) corals, it is still imperative to maintain high water quality for the Ultra Green Finger Coral ensuring proper pH, alkalinity and calcium levels, while keeping phosphate and nitrate levels as close to zero as possible. Under ideal conditions the Ultra Green Finger Coral can grow rapidly, allowing dedicated or experienced reef hobbyists to propagate fragments or broken pieces of these corals and grow them into new colonies.

Along with proper lighting and water quality, the Ultra Green Finger Coral will thrive when provided medium to strong, intermittent water flow within the aquarium. This can be easily achieved with the addition of powerheads, wavemakers, or water circulation pumps.

Though the Ultra Green Finger Coral hosts symbiotic photosynthetic zooxanthellae algae to help satisfy a major portion of its nutritional requirements, the Ultra Green Finger Coral will benefit from supplemental weekly feedings of micro-plankton and other foods designed for filter-feeding invertebrates especially when housed in reef aquariums that do not contain fishes. For continued good health, the Ultra Green Finger Coral will also require the addition of iodine, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.