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 20+ 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
 
                        We breed and sell  only the most attractive,
                                         robust lines available!		  
 

                Select Aquatics Lineup

  
   

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

               To Order,  Email selectaquatics@gmail.com, and 
                             Please Include Your Zip Code!    

 
 

 

        Announcements!
             
          

      -   Select Aquatics Channel!!
              Check Out The New
     Videos on the care and Breeding
           of these species HERE !!!!!!

         P. Velifera Available!!
                See Below under
                      Fall 2020!
              NOT being Sold by
                Select Aquatics
           
 
 
                                Available Now
 
 
   

           Limia Perugia
      Boca de Cachon, DR

       Six + 1  2-4 Mo. Unsexed 
       or 2 young Pair + 1 Extra
       + USPS Overnight = $130
          
      Limia Perugia Species Page
      Limia Perugia Care Page
      Limia Perugia Feature Video

    Sold Out, Available Again Soon!  
  
      Critically Endangered!    

  
 

     

     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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            Take a Tour of the 
                Fishroom!  
                 Click Here

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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!

 
   

         
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                         See:
      "A Slightly Different Approach
          for Buying Swordtails"

                
 

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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!
  

    

   
 
                                 Plecostomus
                        LongFin Green Dragon

          The Availability Video for the Green Dragons
      was posted at 11AM ET on Sept 12.

      If You do not Receive Fish with this First Release, 
     I will Hold on to the Next 20 Emails, and Contact You
    when they are Again Available. Thank you!


   
                                SOLD OUT
 

 
   
 

 

         Pethia padamya
            Odessa Barbs

           6 Young Unsexed
       $40 + USPS Overnight
                
                    OR 

     8 Young Unsexed (+2 Extra)
       $130 Including Shipping!
              (Save $20)

   P. padamya Species Page
   P. padamya Video Page
   P. padamya Care Page
   P. padamya Feature Video Page

            Sold Out!

        

 
 
     Selectively bred for Color
     and Markings since 2011
         at Select Aquatics		  
   
   

           Limia islai "Tiger"
      Lake Miragoane, Haiti

         Six 2-4 Mo. Unsexed 
        $40 + USPS Overnight
          
      Limia Tiger Species Page
      Limia TigerVideo Page
      Limia Tiger Care Page
      Limia Tiger Feature Video mm

              Available!

  
 
   
 
 

        Current Colorado Dept. of
      Agriculture Inspection of
      Select Aquatics available
                  HERE. 

 
 

 

          Ameca splendens
             Rio Teuchitlan

         Six 2-4 Month Unsexed
          $40 + USPS Overnight
        

            
      A. splendens Species  Page
      A. splendens Video Page
      A. splendens Care Page
      A. splendens Feature Video  
          
     
      A Few Groups Available!

  
 
 
 
 

 

                   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!
 
 
    
   
 

                             Java Fern / Java Moss

            
                   Limited Number of Bags Available

                           How Best to Disinfect

                       $20 + $15 USPS Shipping. 
             

                                  Available!
          
   

 
    

        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
 
   
   

     Neocaridina sp. Shrimp
       Allowed to Revert to Wild 
              Coloration   

        Group of 20+ - $20

  
       N. Shrimp Species Page
       N. Shrimp Video Page
       N. Shrimp  Care Page  mm

              Available

  
 

 

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

 
   
     
   

    
 

       NOTICE About Gen II Caves:

    The Caves are not Available at this
    Time as my Manufacturer has gone
    out of Business.

    But I DO HAVE a limited number
    of the Smaller Sized Original Blue
    caves left for sale. Please Email
    selectaquatics@gmail.com for
    a quote to ship these out to you.
    Thank you!

    Greg Sage
    Owner, Select Aquatics
 
   
   
   
     
 
 

     The Tools we use here to
       Best Keep These Fish -
         Available For Sale!
   
                    Please email
       selectaquatics@gmail.com when
                Combining Hard Goods
             to ensure Correct Shipping
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 

        Species Being Bred Out for Future Sale:

 

       Ameca splendens, Rio Teuchitlan

       Ataenobious toweri, San marcos

       Ilyodon furcidens

       Limia islai "Tiger", Lake Miragoane

       Limia perugia Boca de Cachon

       Neocaridina Shrimp

       Pethia padamya "Odessa"

       Plecostomus Green Dragon Longfin

       Plecostomus Green Dragon Shortfin

       Plecostomus Green Dragon Shortfin Albino

       Xenotoca doadrioi, San Marcos

       Xiphophophorus mayae Rio Bellaire

       Xiphophorus montezumae, Tamasopo

       Zoogoneticus tequila

      

      

 

  
 

       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

         

                 

 
                     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      
 
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

             Levamisole Kit


        > 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

    Only Levamisole 10 gram - $22   
    Only Levamisole 20 gram - $35
    Only Levamisole 52 gram - $60   
    
    Above Prices Include Shipping 

 
 
 
 
 

         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
 
 
   
     

              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 Videos and you will Receive those
      Notifications! Thank you!

              Greg Sage, Owner, Select Aquatics

       To Order Fish or Multiple hard Goods Items,  
         Please email selectaquatics@gmail.com

                             Thank You!

  
 
         Levamisole + Kit

 These Buttons will add $8 Shipping
 
             
           
 
 
     Levamisole Only
 
 
   
 
 

            What's Been Going On
            at Select Aquatics!
 
 

      Please!  Non - US Customers!

   Email selectaquatics@gmail.com  
     for a Quote as Postage Costs      
             will Differ. Thank you!   

 

            

                   Fall 2020

    I will be making changes to this space over the next
    couple weeks - here are a few Updates -

    The last of the Limia Perugia, Boca de Cachon
    population in existence came to Select Aquatics
    about 4 yrs ago, and they have done very well,
    gradually Returning to their spectacular color and
    Size as when first Collected in 1999.
    See the 4 min. Video on the Story of this Fish HERE.
    (Video to be Posted 9-6, 7am.)

   They are now Offered for the First Time to Hobbyists
   Looking for the Opportunity to truly help save a Fish
   from Extinction. A new Care Page is made up,
   Please carefully Consider Keeping this Fish!


    P. Velifera News - After not breeding to expectations
    here, I now have a customer that has Velifera 
    available and is shipping them.

    Please Email azulaquatics20@gmail.com  
    He is also a long term customer of Select Aquatics,
    and drop him an email to have him ship these out
    to you! He sells them at .5 - 1.5 inches, 8 +
    USPS Ovenight Express Shipping = $150.
 

    They will ship them to you, payments and any other
    arrangements will be handled with them. Thank you!


   
    The Xiphophorus Montezumae and the
    Poecilia velifera have become very rare in the
    hobby, and efforts to get others to breed and sell
    these fish have not been successful.
    When hearing recently that both were nearly gone
    from the hobby, I contacted over 100 customers
    that  had received nearly 1000 fish.

    They were asked how the fish had done for them,
    their set up and care requirements, whether they
    still had them, and what advice would they share
    to others about to obtain them. All of the
    responses I received. in their entirety can be
    seen below:



    Poecilia Velifera Customer Feedback

    Xiphophorus Montezuma Customer Feedback



   Since the posting of "Egg Layer Breeding for
   Livebearer Keepers", I have run over 20 Odessa
   breeding batches to totally reinvent the way that the
   Odessas are bred here. After nearly 2 years of
   undersized batches, they are back to breeding in
   good numbers again, and the Odessas are now
   available in groups of Six 2-4 Month old Unsexed.
   A Video on how they are now being bred is being
   prepared to be posted soon.

   Start a school of Odessas with a current sale
   of  8  2-3 Month Unsexed for just $130 Including
   USPS Overnight Shipping! (Plus two Extras!)

  

   Thank you!
    

   Greg Sage
   selectaquatics@gmail.com
 

  
 

        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!

      $10 + USPS 3-5 Day Priority
                    Shipping    .
 
 
 

 

   Wanna know what the Measuring
   Spoon guy is Working On Next?
   
    It's something for Your Aquarium
    that I Promise You have Never
    Seen before!  Click Here!

 
 

       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.

 
 

   

           
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 

 

                    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

 

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