Oceanavekid
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What are some of the rarer leather corals available in the hobby?
Looking to add some new leathers to my tank
Looking to add some new leathers to my tank
Rare leather corals
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Oceanavekid
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Sarcophyton elegans. Was really rare but fiji has opened up again
Definitely looking for a Fuji yellow
Would like a weeping willow too
lostmojo
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Thats amazing. I have not seen one of those in so long, and even back in the 90's i rarely saw one. I would love to get an aquaculture frag of one of those.Sarcophyton elegans. Was really rare but fiji has opened up again
officialreefbros
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Woah I've never seen that. It looks amazing! Hopefully I can get one when fuji comes in!Sarcophyton elegans. Was really rare but fiji has opened up again
I'd say weeping willows are the top right now
clownfish.mike
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Koji Wada Pink Nepthea are one of the rarer leathers
DanConnor
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Yeah, the Koji Wada is my favorite softy.
Another I like is the snowball toadstool from aquacorals in maine; nothing unusual I guess but just happens to be very pretty- extra big snowflake looking white polyps and fairly slow growing. Also "Lazy's Turquoise Nepthea" which is maybe a Capnella but a nice solid green and better looking than other similar corals I've seen. From Lazy's Coral House.
Another I like is the snowball toadstool from aquacorals in maine; nothing unusual I guess but just happens to be very pretty- extra big snowflake looking white polyps and fairly slow growing. Also "Lazy's Turquoise Nepthea" which is maybe a Capnella but a nice solid green and better looking than other similar corals I've seen. From Lazy's Coral House.
I've got some blue green nephthea and yellow leathers in my softie section. I've got some yellow and purple nephthea coming soon. There's some really nice softies out there that should be more popular, imo.
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Oceanavekid
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True weeping willows are hard to find
officialreefbros
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Definitely a rare one lol. I'm still trying to get my hands on one
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Oceanavekid
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Have a picture of an actual weeping willow?
I’ve seen some that look like they might just be big leathers with polyps hanging down
Lbrdsoxfan
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Sad part is they costed nada 20 years ago. Been hunting for one but I'm not willing to pay the triple digit cost for it.
Lbrdsoxfan
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I've tried the koji's twice now. Fickle as hell imo. Both eventually melted
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I feel they will be around $100. When Walt Smith starts exporting he does it in a big way.
Lbrdsoxfan
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I've come across them for sale a few times, just wasn't willing to pay 150$ plus for a smallish frag. It it was at least a few inches squared, sure, lol.
I've tried the koji's twice now. Fickle as hell imo. Both eventually melted
Same here. Koji's Pink and Ruby Red Xenia both melted away in my tank. They both seem to be very sensitive to phosphates.
DanConnor
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I had a true weeping willow back in 2003. Regardless of what you pay, that coral is no longer in the hobby. You can get a nice long tentacle sarcophyton, but they all get big. The true weeping willow had a long stem and very small capitulum
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