Greg Sage, MEd., began selling guppies from his bedroom while in middle school in Ohio, and today runs selectaquatics.com, a fishroom of 100+ tanks. For 17 years Select Aquatics has specialized on rare livebearers, particularly the goodeids, and until recently, numerous species of swordtails. A line of Pethia padamya "Odessa" has also been selectively bred here, starting in 2009. The Green Dragon Pleco was initially developed here, starting in 2010, and a new morph of the Ilyodon furcidens is about to be introduced to the hobby, selectively bred here since 2004.

Efforts to breed for healthy and consistent stock began around 1990, and 47 different strains and species have been distributed to the hobby through Select Aquatics over the last 17 years. A livebearer overview talk was first given many years ago, and livebearer availability has evolved much since, as species have come and gone from the hobby. Much work has been done at selectaquatics to develop hardy and attractive livebearer strains, particularly the swordtails and certain species of the Goodeids. Today I focus on eight species, primarily Goodeids, that are especially in need of conservation, or that were developed here. Photos and availability can be seen on the homepage at selectaquatics.com.

Chairman of the American Livebearer Association from 2000 – 2004, Greg has published numerous articles in hobbyist publications on Livebearers, livebearer husbandry, selective breeding, and automatic water changing systems. He also produces presentations on Youtube - "Select Aquatics Presents", and "Select Aquatics Questions" on each of the species at Select Aquatics, where he answers questions from customers with videos from the fishroom. Each morning he still responds to emails answering questions on freshwater husbandry and customer concerns. Greg resides in Erie, Colorado and can be reached at selectaquatics@gmail.com.