TIA Jawlock Lokani: Jaw Dropper Looks on a Hardy, Adaptable Colony
The TIA Jawlock Lokani mother colony — the coral your frag is cut from — under Actinic Radion Mobius lighting. Colors shift under different lighting; each piece is cut to order.
What is TIA Jawlock Lokani?
TIA Jawlock Lokani is an Acropora lokani that looks almost identical to the well-known Jaw Dropper: a vivid green and yellow body accented by contrasting pink-red corallites. The difference is temperament — this colony has proven exceptionally hardy, adaptable, and easy to keep, making it Jaw Dropper-style color without an overly demanding coral.
The story
This colony has been growing near the bottom of TIA's display tank, where it has remained healthy and colorful under less intense conditions — the strongest evidence of how adaptable it is. For collectors looking for Jaw Dropper-style coloration without an overly demanding coral, Jawlock Lokani is a strong and reliable choice. It is grown in TIA's established reef system and hand-fragged for limited release.
Care requirements
| Parameter | Target |
|---|---|
| Lighting (PAR) | Moderate to high, 250–400; strong blue-spectrum light intensifies the neon-green base, golden branches, and pink-red corallites |
| Flow | Moderate to strong, turbulent, randomized |
| Placement | Upper half of a mature reef aquarium (the mother colony has also stayed healthy lower in the tank under less intense light) |
| Temperature | 76–79 °F |
| Salinity | 1.025–1.026 |
| Alkalinity | 8–9 dKH |
| Calcium | 400–450 ppm |
| Magnesium | 1300–1400 ppm |
Reef safe. Recommended for aquarists experienced with SPS husbandry.
Buying a Jawlock Lokani 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
How does Jawlock Lokani compare to Jaw Dropper? It looks almost identical — vivid green and yellow body with contrasting pink-red corallites — but has proven exceptionally hardy, adaptable, and easy to keep, so you get the Jaw Dropper look without an overly demanding coral.
Is TIA Jawlock Lokani hard to keep? It has proven exceptionally hardy, adaptable, and easy to keep: the mother colony has stayed healthy and colorful growing near the bottom of the display tank under less intense conditions.
What lighting brings out its color? Moderate-to-high light around 250–400 PAR; strong blue-spectrum reef lighting intensifies the neon-green base, golden branches, and pink-red corallites.
Do I receive the exact colony in the photo? No — the photo shows the mother colony, and each piece is cut to order from it. After the cut TIA sends a video of your frag, with about 14 days of heal time recommended.