TIA Candy Delight Tenuis: A Collector-Grade Tenuis Grown Since 2023
The TIA Candy Delight Tenuis mother colony — the coral your frag is cut from. Colors shift under different lighting; each piece is cut to order.
What is TIA Candy Delight Tenuis?
TIA Signature Candy Delight is a collector-grade SPS Acropora tenuis that has grown in TIA's system since 2023. Its coloration is candy pink with neon green and violet accents, in a high-saturation, floral polyp structure. TIA will stand it against any big-name tenuis on the market.
The story
In the team's own words: "This is a true collector-grade piece. It's been growing in my system since 2023."
That matters more than it sounds. A tenuis that has held its color and structure in one system for years is a settled, mature mother colony — not a fresh import still deciding what it will look like. Every frag comes off that colony.
Care requirements
| Parameter | Target |
|---|---|
| Lighting | Medium to high light |
| Flow | Strong random flow recommended |
| Growth form | Branching with dense polyp formation and a fast encrusting base |
General SPS husbandry (not colony-specific): the team has not published measured parameters for this colony. The ranges below are standard Acropora targets, not values measured on this piece — PAR 250–400 under blue-heavy reef lighting · 76–79 °F · salinity 1.025–1.026 · alkalinity 8–9 dKH · calcium 400–450 ppm · magnesium 1300–1400 ppm. Stable parameters matter more than exact numbers.
Buying a Candy Delight frag
Every piece is cut to order from the mother colony. After we cut your frag, we send you a video of it, and we recommend allowing about 14 days of heal time before expecting full recovery. Every order is covered by TIA's 3-day live-arrival guarantee, and TIA has grown and named collector corals since 2008.
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Frequently asked questions
What makes TIA Candy Delight special?
It is a true collector-grade tenuis that TIA will stand against any big-name tenuis on the market, and it has been growing in TIA's system since 2023 — so frags come from a well-established, mature mother colony.
How long has it been grown at TIA?
Since 2023. It has grown in TIA's system since then, which is why the team offers it as a settled, collector-grade piece rather than a fresh import.
What colors does it show?
Candy pink with neon green and violet accents, in a high-saturation, floral polyp structure. Colors show best under blue-heavy reef lighting and shift under different light.
What lighting and flow does it want?
Medium to high light with strong random flow, as stated in the live listing.
Do I get the colony in the photo?
No — the photo is the mother colony. Your frag is cut to order from it, so your piece will be similar in color and character but is its own cutting.