Kenya Tree Leather Coral (Capnella sp.) – Frag or Colony

Kenya Tree Leather Coral grows into a soft, branching tree covered in fuzzy green polyps, and it is one of the easiest corals to keep. Pick a frag or a colony. Conditioned in our Key West systems. Shipping runs UPS Next Day Air Tuesday and Wednesday; livestock transportation is free at a $299 livestock subtotal.

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Fill your box: up to 4 spots ship for one shipping charge. A frag, zoa, small WYSIWYG, cleanup-crew pack or small dry good takes 1 spot. A colony takes 2. A rare big colony takes all 4 and ships alone. Shipping is charged per box: $50 UPS Next Day Air in the lower 48, $30 for qualifying Florida livestock. The $20 Box & Handling Fee is also per box and covers the insulated box plus ice or heat packs. Spots 2 through 4 add no extra shipping. Orders with $299 or more in qualifying livestock ship the first box free; each extra box pays its shipping, and every box pays the fee.

Florida: $30 per box for UPS Next Day Air livestock shipping. Each box of qualifying Florida livestock ships UPS Next Day Air for $30, plus the $20 Box & Handling Fee. Florida orders that include dry goods use our standard $50 rate per box. Orders with $299 or more in qualifying livestock ship the first box free.

Livestock ships UPS Next Day Air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays so nothing sits in a facility over a weekend. We ship livestock within the continental U.S. only. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.

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Before you buy, read our soft coral care guide.

SKU: SOFT-KENYATREE-001

Category: Leathers, Soft Corals

Description

Kenya Tree Leather Coral (Capnella sp.) grows like a small tree: a soft trunk splits into branches, and every branch tip is covered in clusters of fuzzy polyps. Under blue light, ours glows mint to seafoam green with darker green polyp centers.

Choose a frag to start one in your tank, or a colony for an instant tree with full branching. The photo shows our Kenya tree under blue actinic light. Color looks different under full-spectrum lighting.

Kenya trees are one of the easiest soft corals to keep, which makes them a great first coral. They sway in the current and fill in open space on the rockwork fast. They also grow new trees by dropping small branches that root nearby, so give yours a spot where a few new ones would be welcome. Conditioned in our Key West systems.

Care Guide

Lighting: Low to medium — PAR 75–150. Acclimate gradually after shipping.
Flow: Moderate. Enough to keep the branches moving and help it shed its waxy coating.
Placement: Lower to middle rockwork, with room to grow up and out.
Compatibility: Peaceful, but like most leathers it can release compounds that bother stony corals in small tanks. Run carbon and give it some space.
Feeding: No target feeding needed. It gets what it needs from light and regular water changes.

Kenya trees sometimes shrink down and close up for a day or two to shed a thin waxy film. That is normal, and they open back up once it washes off.

CARE INFORMATION

Lighting	Low to medium — PAR 75–150
Flow	Moderate
Placement	Lower to middle rockwork
Compatibility	Peaceful; run carbon
Water Parameters	Salinity 1.025–1.026 · Temperature 76–78°F · Alkalinity 8–9 dKH · Calcium 420–440 ppm · Magnesium 1300–1400 ppm

Shipping & Live Arrival Guarantee

UPS Next Day Air, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We hold the box if the weather at either end puts the animals at risk. Livestock ships in a 4-spot box: a frag takes 1 spot, a colony takes 2, and up to 4 spots ship for one shipping charge. Each box ships UPS Next Day Air for $30 in Florida or $50 elsewhere in the continental U.S. Eligible livestock orders of $299 or more ship the first box free. A $20 Box & Handling Fee applies per box, including on free-shipping orders. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.
Live arrival guaranteed. Photograph the animal in the sealed, unopened bag and send it to us within 4 hours of the delivery scan.
Approved claims are resolved with a replacement or store credit. We do not issue cash refunds on livestock.
Coverage is for condition on arrival and ends at acclimation.

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