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Saturday, February 14th 2026, 1:00 PM (noon Social/Setup)
Greg Sage: “Livebearer Husbandry and Hobbyist Conservation”
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
Bonus talk! Sunday February 15, Seattle Public Library, Greenwood Branch, 12:30 PM.
Greg Sage, MEd., began selling guppies from his bedroom while in middle school in Ohio, and currently runs Select Aquatics, a fishroom of 100+ tanks from his home in Erie, Colorado. He has specialized in rare livebearers, particularly the goodeids for the past 17 years. His efforts to breed for healthy and consistent stock began around 1990. Over 47 different strains and species have been distributed to the hobby from his fishroom over the last 25 years.
Greg was chair of the American Livebearer Association from 2000-2004, has published numerous articles, and has a YouTube channel.
Greg's presentation “Livebearer Husbandry and Hobbyist Conservation” will use photos and stories to document the maintenance and development of many of the fish at Select Aquatics, and how keeping rare and endangered livebearers is very different than the pet store fish we are used to. After following many discussions with customers, Greg will also relate conservation efforts that the hobbyist can make to ensure these fish do not disappear from the hobby.
After the main presentation, stay for the Monthly Auction (sellers, pre-register your stuff here).
But that's not all! Want a deeper dive into livebearers? Greg will do a bonus presentation on Sunday, 12:30 PM at the Greenwood Branch of the Seattle Public Library. "Livebearers : No Longer Child's Play" was his first talk back in 2009, but has been updated and revised as the species kept in the specialty hobby have changed over the years.