Softie ID Please!!

[akabryanhall]

Is this a leather? What type is it? All I'm familiar with is toadstools tbh.

 

[Uninja]

is it fully blooming? i found a coral that looks similar but i am not sure.. frags.org - Buy, Sell, and Trade Coral Frags for Free

 

[swannyson7]

Sinularia

 

[mfinn]

Yes most likely a sinularia,,,,,,aka green finger

 

[akabryanhall]

Thanks guys, the polyps are withdrawn in the photo as I had to move it t get a pic. I still can't tell between the two, there are some pics that make it look like a sinularia and some like a nepthea. I'm leaning towards nepthea. It's a single long stalk, maybe 8 or 9 inches with branches at the end.

 

[adrianbryce]

def. sinulara. one of my favorites.

 

[donfishy]

green finger leather(Sinularia sp.), not a toadstool

 

[Captain Nemo]

really? looks like a nepthia to me, but I am sure the majority is correct....

 

[swannyson7]

really? looks like a nepthia to me, but I am sure the majority is correct....

It's a possibility, but the only way to accurately tell the difference between the two is to bleach a piece of the coral and to looks at the sclerites under a microscope. Unfortunately, the "nepthea" nametag has proven to command a higher price, and therefore several green sinularia are suspected to be mislabeled in the hobby.

 

[Captain Nemo]

well ok. I didnt knowthey were the same thing..... basically.....:crossedlips:

 

[firefightered]

Yep deff sinularia, I have 2 in my tank clowns are hoasting 1. They grow fast and large. Very easy to frag.