Select Aquatics                            

   

 

    Select Aquatics breeds affordable,
    quality, specialty tropical fish for
    hobbyists and conservation
    research. Most are not often
    seen and many are endangered  
    or extinct in the wild. This site 
    is also a one stop place for 
    fishkeeping information on
    how best to keep these
    fish.


    If you are keeping an aquarium,
    you have the opportunity to help
    preserve species that are about to
    go extinct in the wild. As well, due
    to increased export restrictions,
    many species are at risk of
    disappearing from the hobby.
    The fish offered here are hardy,
    generally not difficult to care
    for, and may depend on
    hobbyists such as yourself to
    maintain their availability. 

         Select Aquatics of Erie, CO.                           Since 2008
                
 

                  Select Aquatics maintains a
                  fairly consistent collection
                  of species/lines that are
                  bred here and posted as
                  available. If you wish to buy
                  anything on this page, or wish 
                  to see a new species offered, 
                  please contact Greg Sage at
                  selectaquatics@gmail.com .

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                   Site Index

             See New Shipping Info and Status
        of Every Species in Narrative Below!
 

            Select Aquatics Lineup

   

                     Receive Notice when each Species
                    becomes Available by Subscribing to
                    the Select Aquatics YouTube Channel!   

               To Order. Use Paypal Buttons below, for Live 
               Goods, Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com,
                      and Please Include Your Zip Code! 

 

 

                         Clubs!
               Fishkeepers!


          Select Aquatics is Offering
          the Full Set of Select Aquatics
          Videos ever Posted to YouTube!
          Combined with Photos and
          Care Information on all 47
          Species or Lines ever Bred
          and Sold by Select Aquatics!

         All the Material is Ready to be
         viewed, and can be shown at
         Club Meetings or Gatherings,
         Shipped on a 64 gig Flash Drive

         Over 130 Videos in all! Also
         includes a new Introduction
         Video - Fishkeeping Secrets
         NOT Covered in these Videos!
 

                 See More HERE!!!

  

                            Available Now
      See Updated Shipping Info
                     Below
 

     

     Species Lineup and Prices

     Levamisole for Sale

     Fishkeeping Tips

     Articles, Handouts and Videos

     Rapid Grow Plant Fertilizer

     Water Change System

     Why should I Keep Rare Fish?

     Tour the Fishroom


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           What Do Customers
                 Think of
            Select Aquatics?

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             Perfect Batch
     Brine Shrimp Hatcher
             
Manual


 

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    "Select Aquatics strives to provide
    Friendly, Prompt, and Professional
    service for every customer. We
    ship Affordable, Top Quality Fish,
    with the Care and Personal
    Assistance to ensure a positive
    online fish buying experience ."

    

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    Ordering new species you've never
    kept from someone you don't know
    with water different than yours can
    be scary. Some assurance that in
    6 months the fish will still be doing
    well would be ideal, particularly
    since many of these fish are rare
    or hard to obtain.

    From your first email to inquire
    about ordering until the moment
    they arrive, we will keep in close
    touch to answer any questions you
    may have so that you know exactly
    what you are getting, and precisely
    when they will be sent. Care
    information for each species is
    also provided Here.

    Postage is never overcharged, and
    extras are nearly always sent with
    carefully done, professional
    shipping. To help ensure they do
    well for you, a Care Guide is
    provided for each species from
    the link below. Be sure to check
    the updated comments at "What 
    Do Customers Think of Select 
    Aquatics" at the link just above!

   

               Do You Have Trouble
              Keeping Livebearers?

         There is a very Common Disease in the
         Hobby that causes many Livebearers to
         become thin and perish. A small parasite
         exists in our aquariums, and often comes
         from where we obtain our Fish, and it
         primarily affects Guppies, Swords, Platies
         Mollies and Limias.

        Called "Livebearer Disease", this is
        often why many have trouble keeping
        livebearers. There is only one drug that
        is effective at treating it -
        Levamisole hydrochloride.

        Levamisole is also totally effective at 
        eradicating camallanus worms and
        other minor pathogens.

        This Drug is not Available from your
        Local Fish Store. Various sized
        packets are offered below with a
        measuring spoon. A 10 gram packet
        will treat 500 gallons. See more info
       HERE and in the right column below.
 

 
   

 

        Announcements
                         

           P. Velifera Available!!
        
 
                        Contact
          Azulaquatics20@gmail.com
                 NOT being Sold by
                  Select Aquatics

         
   Canadian Customers!
           Odessa Barbs Available!
           Email odessa@fishez.ca
                   to Order            

          Select Aquatics Channel!
            Click Here for all Select
          Aquatics YouTube Videos,
          Including a Brief Overview
                   of Each Video!

         See Lower Left Column for  others
       Offering former Select Aquatics Fish!   

           

 
     
 

     

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                  In Depth Essays
                   and Information
                 For Free Download

         A cleaner Approach
         A modern Approach
         A Practical Understanding
         Aquarium Maintenance
         Aquarium Setting Up
         Aquarium Stands, Making
         Automatic Water Change System
         Beginning Fishkeeping Overview
         Breeding Livebearers
         Diseases
         Filtration
         Fish Adjustment
         Fishkeeping Tips
         Fishroom, Setting Up
         Harvesting Livebearer Fry
         Keeping Alfaro cultratus
         Keeping Green Dragons
         Keeping Odessa Barbs
         Keeping Poecilia velifera
         Keeping Xiph. montezumae
         Live Foods
         New to These Fish?
         Plants
         Repairing an Aquarium
         Selective Breeding
         Setting up a Fishroom
         Shipping
         Troubleshooting / Fixit Guide
         Plus Many more here!
  

 

 

         Customer Feedback and
         Care Information:

          Poecilia velifera

          Xiphophorus montezumae

 

                   Pethia padamya "Odessa"

      Selectively Bred at Select Aquatics Since 2010

 

      

            The link to the Odessa Availability Video
             will be listed here when the Video is
             posted, and the Odessas are ready to
             be Shipped.

       

 

        Groups of Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed
                           
           See Cost and Shipping Rates Below

      Email selectaquatics@gmail.com for a Quote
       and Next Available Day to Ship. Be sure to 
                    include your Zip Code!

 
    

 

        About Select Aquatics   

        The Goodeids

        The Swordtails

        Breeding These Fish

        Keeping Plants

        Books and References

        Keeping These Fish

        Receiving Shipped Fish

        Frequently Asked Questions  

        Speaking and Appearances

        Care Guides for all Species

 

      Spring/ Summer 2024
                      Updated 3-9-24

 

          The Levamisole continues to be in
          good supply, and shipped on the
          business day following payment,
          often on the same day, if payment
          is made early enough.

          Order by using the payment
          buttons to the right, or email
          selectaquatics@gmail.com.
          for a quote with the payment information
          to ship 3-5 Day Priority out to you.
          Thank you!

          I generally respond to my emails within
          24 hours, and do have spots available
          to come out to speak to your local club in
          2024. If you would like to explore making
          this happen, please email me at
          selectaquatics@gmail.com,
          and we can discuss it!

 

      With an email to selectaquatics@gmail.com,
      please include your ZIP Code, I will send you
      back a quote to ship fish out to you following
      their Availability Video posting.

 
 

            Current Colorado Dept. of
          Agriculture Inspection of
          Select Aquatics available

                      HERE.
 

 
   
 

 

     The Tools we use here to
       Best Keep These Fish -
         Available For Sale!

 
 

 

                        Email
          
selectaquatics@gmail.com  
             to purchase any of these fish.
                Extras are sent with every
                    carefully packed box.
 

              Payment by Paypal, check
                       or money order.
                       Paypal account:
             selectaquatics@gmail.com
              Please drop us an email if
              you have any questions or
              concerns about anything at
               the site - simply email and
                  we will get right back
                     to you. Thank you!
 

 

          Important Updates!

 
 

         Brief Pause in Shipping Fish:

      As discussed on this site when
      Select Aquatics began, my goal was to
      help save species that were once sold
      at ALA conventions, predicted to be
      extinct from the hobby within 10 years,
      back in 2008. 

      Since then, 47 species have been
      maintained, bred and sold by
      Select Aquatics, and a number of
      species, including the Xiphophorus
      Montezuma and Poecilia velifera,
      that have had over a thousand fish
      shipped out to hobbyists around the US.

      Over 2000 Green Dragon Plecos and the
      selectively bred Odessa Barbs have also
      been shipped, as well as over 500 each
      of six different Xiphophorus swordtails, as
      well as hundreds of rare goodeids
      generally not being bred and distributed
      by others.

      Extensive care information has always
      been provided on the species pages
      here, special care pages provided at this
      website, numerous YouTube videos on
      keeping these fish, thousands of daily
      email responses and over 70 talks at
      clubs around the US on the care of
      these fish, provided since 2008.
     

      Today, these fish should be
      well-established in the hobby and
      available at local clubs, shows and at
      www.aquabid.com.

      I continue to work with a number of
      species, and will be posting them as
      available soon, including the Xenotoca
      doadrioi, Ilyodon furcidens, Ameca
      splendens, Limia islai, and Alfaro cultratus.
      Following heavy sales, the Zoogoneticus
      tequilas and the Ataeniobious toweri are
      being built back out.

      Each year has become substantially
      warmer, which has thrown off the breeding
      seasons of many of the fish here, and I'm
      waiting on reproduction that would normally
      have occurred over the fall, from numerous
      breeding groups. So I am a little behind
      this year.

      I am using this opportunity to restructure
      and streamline, and will resume shipping
      soon, with a new group of the selectively
      bred Odessas at the 2-4 Months Old
      Unsexed size, to be available within the
      next roughly 4 weeks. An Availability
      Video will be posted for them, followed
      by videos for the I. Furcidens, X. Doadrioi,
      A. Splendens, A. Toweri, L. Islai and
      Z. tequla as young become ready to ship.
      I will also keep in touch with those on the
      Green Dragon waitlist, to get them out
      as soon as they are sexed out.


      Blocks will be posted above as each
      species is again available to be
      shipped.

      Thank you for your understanding, with
      the awareness that obtaining these fish
      carries the absolute responsibility to care
      for for these specialty fish properly, and
      breed and distribute them to other
      hobbyists so that they do not disappear.

      With quality stock, attentive customer
      service and producing these fish in great
      numbers, I have always had difficulty keeping
      up with the demand for these fish, as many
      who have waited months for availability will
      tell you.

      I encourage anyone with the desire to keep
      these in the hobby, that are organized
      and professional, to consider maintaining,
      breeding and shipping these species,
      as they will disappear without your help!


      Greg Sage
      selectaquatics@gmail.com


 

    

 
 
   
 

     Rapid Grow Aquarium Plant
                    Fertilizer

     Rapid Grow Aquarium Plant
                    Fertilizer

        Mixed here from quality
       Hydroponics ingredients,
      adapted for aquarium use
        with the manufacturers.
       One container will treat
      44,000 gallons! Dose 1-2x
     monthly. Perfectly harmless
        to fish and inverts, with
        dramatic plant growth.
       $30 includes shipping
            for 1 container.
    Email for Non US Shipments


              
                       

 

 

             An open letter to Serious
      
       Hobbyists, Universities,
             Fish Sellers and Breeders. 

 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 

       If your organization would
       like an in-depth, informative
      and entertaining presentation
      on Livebearers, Selective
      Breeding or other topics,
      Greg Sage is available to
      come out and speak to
      your club.

       Click HERE for current
       talks and more information

       Please contact us at
       selectaquatics@gmail.com
       for available dates.

 

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        SA Species Available
                  from
          Other Sources!



           Ilyodon furcidens

    azulaquatics20@gmail.com



           Odessa Barbs
          (Canadian Only)


        odessa@fishez.ca



            Poecilia velifera

     azulaquatics20@gmail.com

 

      Many Other Goodeids!!

        EdsAquaticExotics**

     ** Building out Stock,
     Will be Shipping Again
     Mid- March 2024

 

   Breather Bags / Heat Packs

     Marshall at AQPKG.com

 

                      Levamisole hydrochloride

                        This is the best treatment
                         available for parasites,
                        worms, and "Livebearer
                      Disease" See more HERE.

                        Effective and immediate.
                       1/4 teaspoon will Dose a
                         100 gallon Tank Once.
                         A Treatment is 2 Doses,
                               24 hrs. apart.
          
                      Dosage Information HERE

         

                 

 
 
 
 
 

                        Levamisole HCL Kit

 

             Includes:
             > Light Protective Case mm
             > Light Proof Zip Lock Bag
        >Levamisole Measuring Spoon

               10 gram Kit and Med- $25
               20 gram Kit and Med.- $40
           52 gram Med + Spoon = $63.50

    

         Above Prices Include Shipping 

 
 

         As Each Species Becomes Available, a
       "Select Aquatics Available" YouTube Video 
       will be Posted Announcing Orders Will be 
       taken to be Shipped. Please Subscribe to 
       the Select Aquatics Youtube Channel, and
       with Notifications checked, You will then
       Receive a Notification when the videos are
       Posted

           Greg Sage, Owner, Select Aquatics

      To Order Fish, Multiple Hard Goods Items,
      or International non-Fish items, Please email
         selectaquatics@gmail.com  for a Quote.

 

                              Thank You!

 
         Levamisole + Kit

   These Buttons will add $8 Shipping

 

              International Customers!!
                  Please See Below!!

 

 
     Levamisole Only
 

           

         
         CHEAPER SHIPPING OPTIONS!!

     The high quality thermal boxes that
     I have been using are being discontinued,
     and I have been obtaining other boxes
     sized to ship two pair, USPS overnight,
     for as little as  $75-$85, depending
     on your ZIP Code
.  The New Boxes
     will be used to Ship Groups of Six
     2-4 Month Old Unsexed, or Two Pair.   

     Groups of Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed =
     $50 + Shipping

     Pairs are $30 each + Shipping

 

          Greater Availability of Species!!

        When Select Aquatics began, I posted
        the letter to the right to all serious
        hobbyists, to consider taking on some
        of these exceptionally rare species,
        maintaining them long-term, and
        distributing them to others, so they do
        not continue to disappear from the hobby.



        A few have come forward, and I was
        recently very pleased to tour
        Ed's Aquatic Exotics, outside of
        Pittsburgh, to find that Ed is working
        very hard to keep and maintain a
        number of species no longer carried
        by Select Aquatics. Known through  
        emails as we share the same concern
        for optimum fish health, his lines are
        well established and robust.. Check
        out his site from the link to the left
        and HERE - - EdsAquaticExotics.

 

       I have also added my friend Marshall
       that has been supplying packing supplies
       to Select Aquatics for the past 14 years,
       most importantly providing breather bags
       and heat packs, and his site can be visited
      
HERE.

 

       Please check out the other links to 
       the left and I will be adding more
       recommendations in coming weeks!
    
 



            Canadian Customers:


     USPS has reconfigured Canadian
     shipping.

     Levamisole is shipped regularly, but my
     fertilizer has sometimes been delayed
     by Canadian Customs. (But does get
     delivered.)

     There are 2 ways to ship the levamisole
     (10, 20 or 52 grams) and they are:

     First Class - Up to 3 weeks -
     $17 + Medication cost
 
     3-5 Day Priority - $45 + Medication
 

 


     Thank you!


     Greg Sage
     selectaquatics.com
     selectaquatics@gmail.com
 

 

      Please!  Non - US Customers!

         Email selectaquatics@gmail.com  
           for a Quote as International 
    
             Postage Costs for Hard
              Goods Items will Differ.

                       Thank you!   

 
 

          Wanna know what the Levamisole
         Measuring Spoon and Case guy is
                      Working On Next?
   

 
 
 

       See a Video of this Sandfall Working!
         for a Video and More Information,
                           go to:

             www.aquavistaaquatics.com/
                  eatoncanyonsandfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

                    Mr. Sage provided me with the best experience I could've asked for. The wonderful fish he breeds are priced
               very affordably, and are super high quality.

              He always responded to our emails swiftly and was extremely helpful with any questions and concerns we had.
              His packaging of the fish was phenomenal, and all (even the extras!) arrived across the country in excellent
              condition!

              They are beautiful, healthy, and active. it was incredibly stress-free as I knew I could trust the process.
              Despite a small delay due to the USPS, Greg quickly assured us that the fish would be fine.

              Mr. Sage has a great reputation in the livebearer hobby, and I can say he has totally lived up to that
              reputation for me and I'm looking forward to ordering from him again! I seriously can't recommend him
              enough. Thank you for all you do for the hobby, Mr. Sage!

             Christina K. NY

 

                 First, off thank you for the beautiful fish. Every time I receive a new species from you I am always surprised by 
              how much more beautiful they are in real life versus the picture. The Alfaro cultratus you sent for example are far more 
              stunning than any picture I have ever seen of them. That includes Google image searches.

              Jay G., The Woodlands, TX

           

                Hi Greg,
             The Odessa barbs are here, in GREAT shape, and currently 'acclimatizing' in a 5 gallon bucket with my own 
              graduated drip system.

             Thank you very, VERY much for your attention and care and patience with me throughout this process. I've been 
             receiving fish via express mail for 30 years but your packing is a whole new universe from what I've ever experienced.

            Thank you again for the 'bonus' fish which I counted as 8 but my wife insists is 9. She also could not believe the packing
            or condition of the fish. Also, thank you for the anticipated forwarding of the rebate check for the excess shipping charge.
            When everything stabilizes, I'll forward some pics. Again this has been the best fish purchasing experience I've ever had.

            Ed D. Rio verde, AZ

 

                                                                See "What Do Customers Think of Select Aquatics" Here

 
 
 

 

 

                                                                    Select Aquatics is a Licensed Animal Care Facility in Colorado.

                                                     Contact Select Aquatics by emailing  selectaquatics@gmail.com 

                                                          Select Aquatics - 167 McAfee Circle, Erie, CO  80516