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About Select Aquatics |
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Select Aquatics of Erie CO. is a fish room of over 130 tanks that has been breeding and selling fish to hobbyists and universities for the last 13 years. Focusing on only a few species, This setup allows for the breeding of larger numbers, working with strains and species that are becoming hard to find, or desired but rarely found in good condition. In 2000 a gravity driven water changing setup was created that that avoided the drilling of tanks, while providing measured daily water changes. A photo tour of the fishroom can be found here. More in-depth information on water qualities, setup, equipment and procedures can be found at "Keeping Select Aquatics Fish" , "Receiving Shipped Fish" and "Fishkeeping Tips". From 2000 to 2004, as chairman of the American Livebearer Association, I learned that many hobbyists are looking for a consistent, high quality source for specific, highly desired wild species. Rather than offering scores of fish of moderate quality from a variety of sources, I have bred out about 20 species that are often difficult to find or of special interest. If a species needs to be given time for numbers to pick back up, I will continue to post the species and when I expect it will again be available (See Species for Sale). If you have suggestions for a species you'd like to see, please let me know. In the Fishkeeping Tips section, I attempt to post much of the information you will need to keep them, so that your success will help keep some of these fish around that are already endangered or extinct in the wild. I have also set up a "Care Tips" section on each species to address many of the finer husbandry requirements that some of these species need, based on our experience at raising them consistently and breeding them in quantity. A photo gallery page is also offered for most species offering further husbandry information. For anyone concerned about the hardiness of each species, a guide rating the ease or difficulty of keeping each species can be found here, while the Articles page offers posted and for sale published articles on various aspects of Fishkeeping. Lastly, I have included a list of the books I use today and those I have depended upon over the years, each with a brief review. I take great care that my wild lines stay pure, and generally breed for great health, size and color. The goal of Select Aquatics is to maintain select species in quantity that are distinctive and highly desired, while often endangered or becoming impossible to import as they once were. The biggest limitation is space as the number of species is dictated by the size of this fishroom, offering species desired enough to support the endeavor. Each fall, decisions will be made as to what will be added, and what may possibly be dropped from the lineup. Through selective breeding I have altered some lines, but there is no crossing of species or geographic populations of any of my wild populations. With the X. nezhualcoyotl, I have selectively bred a husky, colorful line available since 1999 that is still actively traded by hobbyists and available at this site. I am currently working to stabilize the High Fin X. mayae, developed from a mutation that occurred in this fishroom about 6 years ago. I feed primarily commercially available dry food, supplemented with newly hatched brine shrimp and daphnia (raised in outdoor tubs). Everything I ship will do fine on dry food, and all appreciate regular live and frozen foods for best size, color and large broods of healthy young. I encourage you to write me
when a fish you are looking for is currently unavailable, and I will put
Shipment is done with USPS or
UPS, while prompt and friendly email or phone contact ensures that
Greg Sage
Home Contact Us Receiving Shipped Fish Keeping Select Aquatics Fish
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