Trying to find strains!

[Akhval]

Lets start!
I’m trying to find a couple strains that are thought to be lost.
If anyone has some, knows someone who has them, please DM me. I’d love to buy.

OG Krakatoa
Snow owl
OG Bozo birthday

The list may get bigger but I’m just trying to start a good collection.
Thank you!!

 

[blaxsun]

You may want to try an ad in the buy/sell/trade forums.

 

[RedFrog211]

I’ve seen bozos recently, and have even been able to get some locally myself. Let me know if you have any luck with the other two!

 

[Akhval]

I’ve seen bozos recently, and have even been able to get some locally myself. Let me know if you have any luck with the other two!

Those bozos arent the real OG one. Trying to find the OG one

 

[RedFrog211]

Those bozos arent the real OG one. Trying to find the OG one

Gotcha- what’s difference between the two, so I know what to look for?

 

[Hooz]

I've been looking for the OG Krak for a while now myself.

As for the others, have you asked @littlebigreef yet?

 

[littlebigreef]

I've been looking for the OG Krak for a while now myself.

As for the others, have you asked @littlebigreef yet?

@Akhval and I were talking over on IG. The OG krak is gone and gone. The whole "these zoas come from more than a 2'x2' section of the ocean" applies to everything except OG Kraks and OG Emperor zoas apparently. Rudy only got them the one time. I'd already been collecting a few years when this article dropped. Crazy to think its going on 10 years now.

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As for the other two I was given OG Bozo Birthdays a few years ago to try and save. I've got a pic of them somewhere but ultimately all of them melted. They were just notoriously difficult to keep. The Snow Owls I had great success with and I know I sold several here on r2r, if you're reading this and have them please hit up @Akhval! My colony struggled post move and finally melted in fall of '21. From talking with Brandon the originator in Texas lost theirs as well.

I'll add to the list:
Spellbinders
Ultimate Chaos
OG KO nightmares
... as ones that are still floating around out there albeit in very limited numbers. Wild colonies of these haven't been collected recently so anything held in collections has been long term aquaculture. The initial list, plus the three I added, all present challenges in keeping them with sustained success - even for the most talented collectors.

 

[Akhval]

I concur! Lets spread the word and hopefully one of the collectors here will have them growing like weeds and dont mind sharing.

 

[Akhval]

Gotcha- what’s difference between the two, so I know what to look for?

The OG bozos - i’ve been told that the blue we see on the ones going around arent as close. Its supposed to be reallllllly blue

 

[littlebigreef]

The OG bozos - i’ve been told that the blue we see on the ones going around arent as close. Its supposed to be reallllllly blue

I think pics are on my external hard drive (this was a few years ago)... I apparently never posted them to IG. They were small but recognizable when handed off to me. I'll look tonight.

 

[RedFrog211]

Yeah it would be great if we can get some photos to help keep an eye out

 

[littlebigreef]

Yeah it would be great if we can get some photos to help keep an eye out

Here's the gold standard pic from Bigger (RIP) that highlights just how brilliantly colored they are/were.

And the relevant thread if anyone wants to read it: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bozos.386860/

I have not seen the OG (non CK Bozos or LC Antimatter strains) offered since mid 2019.