Leather - Finger - Long - Colored Size:3-5 Inch although Elegance possess strongly stinging

although Elegance possess strongly stinging tentacles it is prone to being stung and damaged by neighboring corals

It is best placed on the sand

It comes from very shallow water and requires the most intense lighting of any Tridacna clam

The sting may be as mild as a hornet sting or much worse- great care should be taken when handling the lionfish

Monitoring of alkalinity and calcium is important for continued shell growth

Leather - Finger - Long - Colored Size:3-5 Inch although Elegance possess strongly stingingThese corals receive most of their energy by utilizing the photosynthetic algae contained within their tissues. They will also benefit from occasional feedings of phytoplankton. Specimens collected from the South Pacific have much more vivid colors than those from Indonesia. While leather corals have non stinging tentacles, it is possible for them to release potent chemicals into the water which adversely affect the growth of stony corals; the use of