BIOTA Yellow/Green Sinularia
A variant of Finger leather coral (Sinularia sp.)
Representative Finger leather coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A vivid neon light-green strain with off-white-to-beige fingers and big fluffy polyps that wave in the current. It has stouter branches than the similar-looking Nephthea and shows its strongest color and growth under brighter light.
📜 Backstory
A captive-bred line from Biota Marine Life Nursery in Palau, one of the leading aquacultured-octocoral producers, sold through Biota and partners such as AlgaeBarn and LiveAquaria. Marketed as an exceptionally hardy neon strain. The wild ancestry is Indo-Pacific Sinularia sp.; the cultured strain has been farmed at Biota's Palau facility.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it medium-to-high light and medium flow; it is forgiving but rewards stronger flow and brighter light with maximum extension and color.