i think it deffinately died i had a small piece and i was looking it up......this is what i found
Leather Coral: Finger Leather: Hairy Purple
Latin Name Capnella
Common Name Leather Coral: Finger Leather: Hairy Purple
Also known as Purple Hairy Finger Leather, Kenya Tree, Capnella, Finger Leather
Fast Facts PLEASE NOTE: Purple Hairy Finger is rarely available, never plentiful and usually sells out Monday or Tuesday, so ACT FAST WHEN AVAILABLE!
One of the most popular, and best of all soft corals for the aquarium, the Hairy Finger Leather, (also known as Capnella and Kenya Tree) Corals are have a highly branching form. The branches are covered in large, conspicuous polyps. These corals grow quickly and can quickly become a showpiece. It is highly photosynthetic and does best in bright lighting and strong water movement, but they can adapt to a wide variety of conditions, and thrive in most well maintained reef aquariums. The occasionally seen Pink Hairy Finger Leather is artificially died in Indonesia, where they are collected. The dye eventually fades, but it takes forever and does not harm the coral at all. This is an immensely popular, super hardy coral.