Is this a leather?

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  1. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Hey guys. Is this a finger leather coral?
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  3. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    It looks like a stony coral, but I'd get a second opinion.
    Under the little polyps, does it have a leathery, rubbery structure, or does it have a hard skeleton?
     
  4. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    Leathers are soft, thats a hard. looks like a cats paw that I used to have.[​IMG]
     
  5. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    It's a hard, stony skeleton. It's Skeleton is a purple-ish color and the polyps are green.
     
  6. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    It does kinda look like the cat's paw but I'm still not sure:-/
     
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    salsalito25 Stylophora

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  9. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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  10. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    Like i said i think, but i am sure theres a possitive Id out there..at Least it will get you goin in a search for ya...


    Good Luck...
     
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