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.
 
                
 

        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! 

 

 

 

        Announcements
                         

         Levamisole is Back in
      Stock!! See Text Below!

        P. Velifera Available!!
     
 I furcidens Available / Limited!
                     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!

     Perfect Batch Brine Shrimp
      Hatcher Shipping Now!!

    
           

 
 
  

                           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!

 
        
 
     
 

    Ataeniobious toweri, Anteojitas, San Marcos, Mexico

 

        See the Hatcher Manual
                  
HERE!

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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

 
                                     Available!

              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.
 
   
   
     
 

               Limia Islai "Tiger", Lake Miragoane, Haiti

                        

 
              See Cost and Shipping Rates Below

                     SOLD OUT Temporarily          
        

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

 
               
   
     
 

        Current Colorado Dept. of
      Agriculture Inspection of
      Select Aquatics available

                  HERE.
 

 

            Ameca splendens, Rio Teuchitlan, Mexico

 
             See Cost and Shipping Rates Below

                      Temporarily Sold Out! 
                                  

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

 

                   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!
 

 
    

 

        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

   
   
     
 

            Pethia padamya "Odessa 
     Selectively Bred at SA since 2010

 
                 See Cost and Shipping Rates Below

                          Young Pairs Available!       

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

 

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

 
   
 

 

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

 
 
   
 
                

     Perfect Batch Hatchers

 
         
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
                     Alfaro cultratus

    The Knife Livebearer, Central America

 
        Blue         Black  
                     Sodium
                 Thiosulfate


     The Original Dechlorination
       Product! 1 lb. will treat
     many thousands of .gallons!
      Just $10 + $8 Shipping!
     
       See More Info HERE.
  
     Email for Non US Shipments      
 

    The BBS Hatcher bases are being
        redesigned, and an updated
      version will be available soon!

    All Hatchers are tested for 8 hrs.
    prior to shipment to catch any 
    leaks or imperfections. Email 
    selectaquatics@gmail.com to Order.


                        Available!

    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.

 
 
          
 
 

       Click HERE for Hatcher Page
              and More Options!

 
   
       
 

                  Please email
   
selectaquatics@gmail.com when
           Combining Hard Goods
        to ensure Correct Shipping

 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 

         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


              
                       

 
   
 

       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

         

                 

 
   
 

         

         As Each Species Becomes Available, a
       "Select Aquatics Available" Video will be
       Posted Announcing Orders Will be Taken
       to be Shipped. Please Subscribe to the
       Select Aquatics Youtube Channel, at the
       bottom of each video. 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 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 

 
 

 

    Spring / Summer 2023

  
             

 
 

        Vinegar Eel Starter Cultures
               For Egg Layer Fry

            
             Taken from cultures 
         maintained here for many
        years, they are used here.
        to raise primarily the Odessa
         Barbs, and can be used
       for most any egg layer fry that
        are not sensitive to acidity. 
                Please email.
       selectaquatics@gmail.com
      with your ZIP Code for a Quote
       to ship a culture out to you!

      $15 + USPS 3-5 Day Priority
                    Shipping    .
 

 

 

         Levamisole is Back in Stock!    

     The Levamisole is again being manufactured,
      and is in stock and available now!
     Order by using the payment buttons to
     the right, or email
     selectaquatics@gmail.com.
     for a quote to ship out to you
     the next day. Thank you!

     Thank you for checking out Select Aquatics,
     and the Rapid Grow Aquarium Plant
     Fertilizer, Perfect Batch Brine Shrimp
     Hatcher and the Sodium thiosulfate
     dechlorinator are in good supply, and
     shipped on the day following payment.
     You can order by using the payment
     buttons below, or by emailing me at
     selectaquatics@gmail.com.

     Efforts to downsize the number of species
     here and build out those in greatest demand
     is going well. Availability Videos are being
     completed for each species, and the current
     lineup can be seen HERE. For 13 years I
     offered 30 species that often sold out shortly
     after being posted as available, and a year
     might pass until they were available again
     (as most species here breed seasonally).
     Today there are now 10 species, and where
     many were maintained and bred in 2-4
     29 gallon talls, more tanks are now devoted
     to each species, hopefully allowing for
     greater availability into the future.
     For example, with breeder tanks, fry and
     grow out tanks, there are now 7 tanks
     of A. toweri, 11 tanks of Z. tequilas.

     With USPS overnight delivery suspended
     or delayed over the holidays, in combination
     with rougher handling, I will resume shipping
     the second week of January, weather and
     temperatures permitting.

     Over 45 boxes of fish were shipped this fall,
     and many thanks to each of you that are now
     enjoying your new fish!

     Over 250 Odessa Barbs were shipped this fall,
     and as those remaining here put on size, groups
     of 2-4 Month Old Unsexed will be sold, until
     offered in groups of two or three young pair
     (+1 extra individual), which will be kept up
     to date in the block above.

     The Ataeniobious toweri, the Blue Tailed
     Goodeid, is available now in both groups of
     six or nine 2-4 Month Old Unsexed, or
     groups of two young pair (+1 extra individual)

     The Ameca splendens are doing well, and
     available now in groups of six or nine 2-4
     Month Old Unsexed.

     The Alfaro cultratus, the knife livebearer,
     are doing well, and available now both in
     groups of six or nine 2-4 Month Old
     Unsexed, or young sexed pairs.

     Species that are not ready to be shipped,
     because they are sold as sexing out pairs,
     and currently too young, include the
     Zoogoneticus tequila, Ilyodon furcidens
     (The Trout Goodeid), and the Xenotoca
     doadrioi. Fry numbers have been good for
     the tequilas and furcidens, with slightly less
     production from the doadrioi.
     Their Availability Videos will each be posted
     as they are ready, starting later this spring.

     The Limia islai and the Limia Perugia ,
     Boca de Cachon are each doing well, and
     many were shipped this fall. I am building
     them out to again offer groups of six or
     nine 2-4 Month Old Unsexed.

     The Longfin Green Dragons are doing well,
     and are a slower growing hybrid. They are
     currently about an inch long, and sorting for
     finnage and color are still ahead of them.
     There will be 160 sold this year, and I will
     and I will continue to post their progress
     here, and announce here when their
     Availability Video will be posted,
     mid to late spring. A price has been set,
     and they will be $270 for a group of 4+1
     including shipping, and roughly half of that
     will be the shipping cost.

     The recently returned Xiphophorus Montezuma
     group of fry are now being sorted for the
     best breeders going into next spring, and
     their fry production will determine when
     limited numbers of 2-4 Month Old Unsexed
     will be offered. This is a fish again
     disappearing from the hobby, and I will be
     working to build them back out again, but it
     will likely take up to a year. Nearly a
     thousand were sold over the past 13 years,
     and they should appear at www.aquabid.com
     until I again have them available.

     Many of the rarer species here are quickly
     disappearing from the hobby. Please
     consider keeping and breeding each of these
     species long term, and be sure to distribute
     them to other responsible hobbyists.

     I have rebuilt the Synodontis lucipinnis
     breeding area, including larger tanks,
     and the higher contrast F1s born
     here about two years ago are now old
     enough to breed. I will start spawning
     them over the next couple months.
     It will take a few months before fish at
     roughly 3/4" will be available, and they
     will be posted above following an
     Availability Video when they are ready
     to be shipped.

     The availability of any species will be
     kept up-to-date on this homepage,
     in the blocks above.

     I generally respond to my emails within
     24 hours, and do have a few spots still
     available to come out to speak to your
     local club in 2023. If you would like to
     explore making this happen, please
     email me at selectaquatics@gmail.com,
     and we can discuss it!


     Thank you-


     Greg Sage
     selectaquatics.com
     selectaquatics@gmail.com



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     The Cost to Ship Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed
     (plus 1-2 extras):



     $50 (Fish) + $115-$125 (USPS Overnight
     Express, depending on Zip Code and size of fish)

     _____________________________________

     Nine 2-4 Month Old Unsexed (Plus 1-2 extras):**

     $65 (Fish) + $120-$130 (USPS Overnight
     Express, depending on Zip Code and size of fish)

     ** Best Deal

     _____________________________________

     Two Species, 2-4 Month Old Unsexed in one
     Box, 5 of each species, no Extras:


     $70 (Fish) + $120-$125 (USPS Overnight
     Express, depending on Zip Code and size of fish)

     _____________________________________



     Heat Pack(s) are used when temperatures are
     below 55 degrees for most species. Added
     Heat Pack(s) are $3, given in Quote. To Order,
     email
selectaquatics@gmail.com to receive a
     quote with the payment information and next
     available day to ship. Please include your
     Zip Code. Thank you!



     Current Select Aquatics Lineup
     and Stock Levels.

 

     Thank you!

 

     Greg Sage
     selectaquatics.com
     selectaquatics@gmail.com



   

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     Canadian Customers:
     USPS has reconfigured Canadian shipping.

     Levamisole is shipped regularly, but my
     fertilizer has sometimes been delayed by
     Canadian Customs.

     There are 3 ways to ship the levamisole
     (10, 20 or 52 grams) and they are:

     First Class - Up to 3 weeks - $15 + Medication
     6-10 days - $27 + Medication
     3-5 Day Priority - $45 + Medication

     US rates have not changed. (3-5 Day - $9.00)
 

   
     Greg Sage
     selectaquatics.com
     selectaquatics@Gmail.com


 

    

 
 
         Levamisole + Kit

 These Buttons will add $8 Shipping

 
 

   

           
 
     Levamisole Only
 
 
 
 
 

   Microworms Cultures for Young
       Fry, especially Egg-Layers!

 

   Email selectaquatics@gmail.com
       for a quote to ship a Starter
            Culture out to you!
      $15 + $9 USPS Shipping.

 

 

     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?
   

 
 

        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

 
 
 
 
 

  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

 
 
 
 
 
 

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