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Select Aquatics
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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
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Select Aquatics of
Erie, CO. Since 2008 |
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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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See New Shipping Info
and Status
of Every Species in Narrative Below! |
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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!
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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.
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Top Quality
Livebearers
Available from Other
Breeders
Odessa Barbs
(Canadian Only)
odessa@fishez.ca
Poecilia
velifera
azulaquatics20@gmail.com
Many Other Goodeids!!
EdsAquaticExotics**
Ilyodon
furcidens
David Ramsaur
david.ramsaur@gmail.com
Breather Bags / Heat Packs
Marshall at AQPKG.com
If you
are personally breeding
and shipping Livebearer fish,
especially if once carried by
Select Aquatics, you can be
listed above, if you meet
the qualifications listed HERE.
Please email me at
selectaquatics@gmail.com
if you are interested!
These listings are maintained
by Select Aquatics of breeders
that maintain quality stock
with prompt, friendly Customer
Service and professional,
careful, overnight shipping.
If there is ever a Problem,
I want to know.
Thank you!
Greg Sage
selectaquatics@gmail.com
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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!
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Fish
Available Now
Updates On All Other Species
and
Shipping Info Below |
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Zoogonecticus tequila
Rio Teuchitlan, Mexico
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Check Out The Youtube Availability
Video
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Young Sexed Pairs are Available!
$30 a Pair, Shipped in groups of
Two Young Pairs
Shipping Rates Posted below
Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a Quote with Payment Info and
Next Available Day to Ship. Be
sure to include your Zip Code! |
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Pethia padamya "Odessa"
Selectively Bred since 2010
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Available in Groups of
Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed
$40 + Shipping
Shipping Rates Posted below
Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a Quote with Payment Info and
Next Available Day to Ship. Be
sure to include your Zip Code! |
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The
Fertilizer and Levamisole
we use here to Maintain
Select
Aquatics
Fish and Plants-
Available for Sale and
Shipped the Next Day! |
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Alfaro cultratus, The Knife
Livebearer
Costa Rica, Panama |
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Available in Groups of
Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed
or Young Pairs
$40 for 6 + Shipping
$60 for 2 Young Pairs
Shipping Rates Posted below
Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a Quote with Payment Info and
Next Available Day to Ship. Be
sure to include your Zip Code! |
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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
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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!
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Limia islai "Tiger"
Lake Miragoane, Haiti |
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Available in Groups of
Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed
$40 + Shipping
Shipping Rates Posted below
Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a Quote with Payment Info and
Next Available Day to Ship. Be
sure to include your Zip Code! |
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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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If you
are personally
breeding and shipping
the types of fish that
could or were once
carried by Select Aquatics,
you can be listed above
right, if you meet the
qualifications listed HERE.
Please email me at
selectaquatics@gmail.com
to make that happen!
These listings are
maintained by Select
Aquatics, of breeders
that maintain quality
standards with
responsive Customer
Service, and fish that
are professionally
Shipped. If there
is a Problem, I would
like to know about it.
Thank you!
Greg Sage
selectaquatics.com
selectaquatics@gmail.com
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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 any
videos are Posted
To Order Fish, Multiple
Hard Goods Items, or
International non-Fish
items, Please email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a Quote.
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Summer
/ Fall 2025
Updated
6- 01- 2025 |
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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! (Button
problems fixed).
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. |
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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
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I will ship when
temperatures are below
85 degrees for
Goodeids, and 90 degrees
for other species, here and at your
destination. Your quote will include
a shipping date that may need to be
changed as your shipping date
approaches, if temperatures are
innapropriate. I will keep in close
touch
with you until your fish arrive safely.
Fish are Currently $40 for a Group of
Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed or $30-
$40 a Pair in an order of two Pair. Some
fish are only sold in Sexed Pairs.
Shipping is USPS Overnight Express,
and Shipping a Group of 6 Unsexed
or 2 Pair will be $85 - $100, depending
on your Zip Code.
USPS No Longer offers Hold For Pickup.
Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a quote or to discuss the fish
shown here, or that are being built out.
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After
15 Years of Shipping
with Every
Shipping Service-
Here is Why
I Continue to Ship USPS
Overnight
Express, for Best Cost
and
Safest Fish Shipping
It Really is About the
Fish...
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The I. Furcidens
Selective Breeding Project:
The selectively bred line of Ilyodon furcidens
continue to do well, with 15 tanks of breeding
groups and numerous fry growing out. Their
color and markings continue to establish
themselves with each new generation, and
some of the fish here are like nothing ever
seen before in the hobby!
Before
posting them here as available,
to ship groups of two young pair (plus one
individual extra) I shipped five boxes out over
the past two weeks. The fish were approximately
1 - 1.5 inches, in individual breather bags.
USPS was two days late with each of the boxes.
When the furcidens were shipped in groups of six
2-4 Month Old Unsexed in the past, with shipping
delays, there were no losses.
With these recent groups of furcidens, a higher
oxygenation fish, each box experienced 1 loss,
and others in the box arrived stressed.
So
I am continuing to add tanks and build out the
number of young, to offer them in groups of six 2-4
Month Old Unsexed. I will post their
availability
here as soon as my numbers of 2-4 Month Old
Unsexed are ready to be shipped..
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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 |
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Please! Non -
US Customers!
Email
selectaquatics@gmail.com
for a Quote as International
Postage Costs for Hard
Goods Items will Differ.
Thank you!
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Wanna know what the Levamisole
Measuring Spoon and Case guy is
Working On Next?
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Here are a couple shots of the males being
developed. I will keep up to date here when they
are available to be shipped in
groups of
Six 2-4 Month Old Unsexed. |
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Ameca splendens
(Butterfly Goodeid)
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A number of orders of the splendens were
recently shipped, and they will be available
again when their numbers build back up.
I will post here when they are again ready
to be shipped.
Ilyodon furcidens
(Trout Goodeid)-
Because their color and markings
are not yet 100% consistent, I will come up with
a lower price than the current $40 a pair, and post
their availability here as soon as my numbers of
the 2-4 Month Old Unsexed are great enough to
start shipping.
My goal is to produce them in large enough
numbers so that when they are available, they will
stay available for a while (similar to the Odessa
Barbs, Z. tequilas and the Tiger Limias today).
Neocaridina Shrimp-
Due to extended recent USPS shipping
times out of Denver, the shrimp have been
shipping inconsistently, and there have
been losses.
So I am holding off on shipping the wild
form Neocaridina shrimp until Shipping
improves
Pethia padamya "Odessa"
A new, automated
breeding set up for the
selectively bred Odessa Barbs was built last
fall,
so that producing top-quality, consistent fry can
be done regularly now, and groups of Six 2-4
Month Old Unsexed should be available for longer
longer periods of the year. In the fall, for a
brief
window before they grow too large, I will also
sell
groups of 2 young sexed pairs when available.
Xenotoca
doadrioi-
One of my favorite fish here, efforts
are being made to get their numbers
back up. They will be one of the 7
species I will focus on here, and like
the furcidens, hope to have them more
regularly available. I am not able at
to predict when they will again be
available at this time.
If you have any questions regarding
anything you see here, wish to place an
order, or just want an answer to a fish
question, please email me at
selectaquatics@gmail.com, and I
generally respond to all of my emails
within 24 hours.
Thank you!
Greg Sage
selectaquatics.com
selectaquatics@gmail.com
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WARNING to Goodeid Buyers!!
Goodeids require that they be
maintained
and bred at temperatures below 76°-
77°.
Many Goodeid species, when exposed to
higher temperatures, generally around
82°
or above, can be sterilized
permanently,
sometimes when exposed for as little
as
just a couple days. .
I have been contacted by numerous
customers that have bought my Ilyodon
furcidens and other Goodeids from
well
known sellers, who maintain them at
inappropriate water parameters, such
as
high temperatures, or inappropriate
pH
and Hardness. Be sure to check with
your
seller before purchase that they are
familiar
with keeping and breeding Goodeids,
and
that they are keeping them in
appropriate
conditions!
The sellers listed above on this
homepage
know Goodeids, and proper care and
knowing about the fish is their first
priority,
and they will do their best to
provide you with
their healthiest, best quality stock.
Numerous efforts by myself to contact the
sellers distributing these poorly
maintained
fish, to discuss this isssue, has not
led to a
response.
The ideal water parameters for most
Goodeids is a pH of roughly 7.2 -
8.0,
temperatures of 68°- 74°, but many
species
can handle up to 76°- 77°. And
hardness
should be roughly 125 - 250 ppm. I
have
heard stories of sellers maintaining
these
at pH readings of up to 8.4, hardness
of
300 ppm and temperatures of 79° -
80°,
which guarantees that the stock you
receive
may have difficulty breeding, or
living a full
life span. When buying from another
seller,
simply ask before you purchase, to
make
sure they are being cared for
properly, so
that they will do well for you!
Greg Sage, selectaquatics.com
selectaquatics@gmail.com
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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.
Ed joins a number of other quality sellers at
the top of the right hand column, and each
I am very familiar with and recommend.
If you are breeding and shipping
Livebearers,
and would like to advertise here, email me,
and we can discuss
it!
Please check out the other links above
right and I will be adding more contacts
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 -
10g, 20g Kits- $18 + Medication cost
52 gram Packets- $24 + Medication Cost
3-5 Day Priority - $45 + Medication
Thank you!
Greg Sage
selectaquatics.com
selectaquatics@gmail.com
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A Quick
Word about the Past, Present and Future of Select Aquatics!
I began breeding and selling my own lines of
guppies to local pet shops from my bedroom
in eighth
grade. I served as Chairman of the American Livebearer
Association from
2000- 2004, and
Select Aquatics was started in 2008, after selling fish at ALA
conventions.
When chairman, predictions of many of these fish
disappearing from the hobby came up
frequently, and
species were starting to disappear. The goal of Select Aquatics
was to obtain
many of the most
highly desired fish, build them out, and offer them to the hobby
so that they
did not disappear,
as affordably as possible. My rates were set to meet overhead,
and I have
never drawn an
income from Select Aquatics - Profits were simply put back into
better foods,
improved equipment,
better tanks, etc.
When I would get to
a point where after many hundreds, or over a thousand were
distributed
out to the hobby
(such as with the Xiphophorus Montezuma and the Poecilia velifera)
and
shipped, I then
moved on, providing tank space for new species to build out and
distribute.
30 species at a
time were maintained and shipped from here for many years. Recently I
have cut back, so
that I can provide desired species in greater numbers,
more
consistently throughout the year. It is then up to the hobby for
people to breed them, and
offer them for sale at sites such as
www.Aquabid.com, so they do not
disappear.
I have always
enjoyed selective breeding, and have introduced six new lines to
the hobby
over the past 30
years, and with the exception of the
Ilyodon furcidens,
which is not
rare or endangered
in the wild or the hobby, I have never selectively bred any of
the
Goodeids or the
rarer fish here, though it is commonly done in Europe,
where many
beautiful varieties
of the Characodon audax, for example, are available. Many of the
populations here
have been breeding consistently, fully acclimated to this water
and
are fairly homogenous
genetically, breeding at their potential since 2002 - 2004.
After shipping over
2000 Longfin Green Dragons
out to the hobby since 2010, I
will no
longer be
carrying them, but am building out species such as the
Zoogoneticus tequila
that are
exceptionally rare, and not widely available in the hobby. I
plan to continue working
on the other
species that were selectively developed, such as the
Odessa
barbs and the
Ilyodon furcidens,
while continuing to focus on the pure lines of the wild
livebearers that
continue to do well
here.
Over the past 15
years, Selectaquatics has now carried 46 different species, and
the
care information on
each of those species, from when they were being sold here, is
maintained at the
link in the left-hand column above. If you maintain any of these
fish,
please breed them
and distribute them to others! If you do not, many of these
species,
even some of those
listed above, could be gone from the hobby within a few years,
and
it is no longer
possible to simply go to their home countries and collect them,
as it once
was.
Thank you for
considering Select Aquatics, and I continue to respond to emails
each
morning, discussing
species and fish problems, and at this point, after over 75k
emails,
I have probably
written with most of you! I continue to speak to clubs each year,
and if
I am ever in your
area, I will look forward to meeting you!
Greg Sage
selectaquatics.com
selectaquatics@gmail.com
See "What
Do Customers Think of Select Aquatics" Here |
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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
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