Confessions of a Fish Breeding Entrepreneur

[@GirlTalksFish]

*What kind of aquarium addict would you like to see me interview next?* Comment below to share your suggestions, and subscribe if you want to see more this videos like this! goo.gl/4q2idY

[@loganspence1147]

I love your videos. Your voice is so calming and heartwarming! Keep up the good work! Adorable daughter too!

[@mohammedmusabkhan6689]

michael from michaels fish room

[@primesspct2]

MsJinx.!! Or "The Dave" But honestly there are so many good ones! I have seen this mans fish rooms and I was very impressed! Another fish keeper interviewed him.

[@lieslbryant4549]

Greg was my first-ever band director, and I can't believe I stumbled on this video.

[@pjp9383]

Aww, how cool it must have been when he said hi to his former kids ... he was talking to you!

[@FishForThought]

This is like, dream job for me... if only I wasn't so lazy.

[@GirlTalksFish]

I know! Greg is a work machine and he has the patience of a saint!

[@smallaqautics1699]

Heyyyy fish for thought

[@204_mod_shop]

Did you start selling fish yet? I hope the laziness went away!

[@masterjromero3603]

I love your video’s

[@crittergirl3647]

Thanks for labeling the fish as you inserted their video clip. Nice way to handle a video interview. Perfect.

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure! He has so many interesting, uncommon species that I'd never seen before, so glad it helped. :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure! He has so many interesting, uncommon species that I'd never seen before, so glad it helped. :)

[@ScottyHunter]

@@GirlTalksFish I know this comment is 2 years old, but OH MY GOSH, YES! I must also say thank you SO much for labeling the fish. You seriously have no idea how nice (and rare!!) that is in videos. I absolutely love the looks of some of the fish he works with and now I can do some research on them.

[@michaellou7101]

Your interview is absolutely awesome. I love your focus and respectful approach to interviewing Greg. You really let him shine and it’s all about him. I really enjoy the interview because of both you and Greg! Thank you so much

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure! Greg is such a wealth of knowledge and so willing to share it with us all. :)

[@thefishylife6823]

This was a great interview!!!! Greg was very honest and I think we all can agree that this dude is not in it for the money ,this is all a love for the fish, The hobby , and wanting to share these fish with other people!! yeah this guy is one of a kind and committed to spreading the wealth as apposed to just trying to make it

[@jeffsaquariumhobbyenjoymen9468]

Awesome interview! Livebearers are my favorite. So much admiration for Greg Sage. It was from KZbin that I became aware of him. I bought some levamisole from him. Just as mentioned here, a smaller portion made it more suitable. Excellent customer service made purchasing easy. I've never ordered fish online, yet, but I will be looking to Select Aquatics when I'm ready to. All those swordtails are amazing. Goodeids too.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! It was so much fun to meet Greg in person, and you're right, those swordtails are aMAZing. 😍

[@roserouthier4814]

I originally started as a plant geek, got into fish because they go along with plants sometimes and I wanted to use the fish water to water my plants lol NOW I’m in love with fish keeping, and I’ve often wondered if I could use my micro, grow and bloom hydro fertilizers in my aquarium 🤔 I just haven’t done it yet because I haven’t been able to research it properly yet

[@meliane663]

I would love to try my hand at breeding some of Greg Sage's fish. They're amazing! Thank you for the great video.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yes! He's got so many cool species to try out.

[@kimjohnson9365]

Greg Sage is my new favorite person - my two passions are aquarium fish and live local music. Love that he's into both as well!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh my goodness, Greg is the coolest guy! He always responds to emails and is sooo helpful. Definitely shoot him a hello and check out his fish at selectaquatics.com if you ever get a chance. :)

[@Indusxstan]

He is so gentlemanly 💞 What a nice grandpa he must be. Definitely an inspiring veteran in the hobby.

[@RescueDogTreats]

Great video...totally shows that longevity in the hobby requires patience to be successful! AND...smart choices!

[@stevenhess8164]

I'm in AZ and have had fish tanks my whole life only ever raised guppies but if I can help keep some of your breeds going id set up a few tanks for one specific breed or whatever I really enjoy the up keep on tanks and watching the fry grow awesome video either way thank you for the information

[@58MrMike]

Our audio business is closed due to pandemic. Fish breeding is all I have now. I learned a lot from this. Thanks

[@mitchrawles]

So good to see somebody breeding Livebearers. They are hard to find.

[@bigbuck6217]

How have I not seen your channel and this video until now!?? Great video. I loved it. This is who I want to be when I grow up lol, I'm in my mid 40s. Ha ha. You now have a new sub.👍

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, so glad you enjoyed it! Haha, I'm sure Greg would be so pleased to hear that.

[@65FullMoon83]

This guy has an excellent reputation & an eye for very fine detail. He's one of those rare knowledgeable creative types whose committed a lot of time, thought & energy into producing superior colors, patterns, health & vibrance in his lines of rare tropical fish.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Greg is _incredible_ at his craft. I definitely don't have the patience or attention to detail like he does.

[@deanejefford3291]

First time I’ve seen your channel & I loved this video. I’ve had one email exchange with Greg & watched several of his videos. He is so down to earth & passionate about what he does is an understatement. He’s written me back just like he said very promptly. I’m waiting for the Fry I want from the jumbo sailfin Molly’s to grow out & they will be my next Breeding project. Keep up he good work

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh man, those sailfin mollies are _amazing_ in person! I still can't believe how huge he can grow them. Best of luck with getting some from his next batch!

[@ShellshockedAquatics]

I missed this and just now watched but thank you! I found him a couple years ago and he inspired me so much. I totally respect and enjoy his room so much. I consider him a genious. You did a fabulous job on the interview! He got my interest started with the greendragons. Fabulous video. Thanx for doing it. Im gonna share it

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! He was my first interview and I was so nervous, but you know Greg... so easy to talk to and such an amazing wealth of knowledge. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@andrewg93aw]

Very excited about Greg's new Snow dragons :D although I'm still praying for his green dragons to make it over Ireland someday first lol.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Haha, hopefully one day! Yeah, super excited to see the beginnings of those snow dragons. :D

[@joesenn8910]

This video is awesome. He has so much to teach and you are great at helping him say it

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much!

[@ACAquatics]

Great video!!! Greg Sage is an amazing guy. He has helped me out so much. He's always answered any questions that I've ever had and has inspired me to take my hobby to the next level. Thank you very much for sharing and as always...Do what you do if it works for you.

[@GirlTalksFish]

He is indeed an amazingly helpful veteran in the hobby! So glad he's so willing to share his knowledge with us. :)

[@ACAquatics]

@@GirlTalksFish he is extremely knowledgeable and he actually wants to help other hobbyists. Who else on KZbin has the knowledge that he has and spends hours every single day personally responding to each and every email that he gets?

[@PictureChasers]

One of the most useful vids I have seen on breeding for profit. Thank you both!

[@ADHDAquatics]

Such an inspiration for me 😍

[@FishEZ]

Marvelous shout-out for Greg Sage. Was great to hear the interview and see more of his fish. #Fishfam

[@GirlTalksFish]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview! He's an amazing guy with loads of knowledge... so cool that he's part of our local fish club. :)

[@FishEZ]

@@GirlTalksFish Yes you are very privileged. I have been to his basement only once, but I'm proud to say he's assisted me greatly on several projects that I've had.

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@FishEZ Oh that's awesome! Love how he takes the time and freely shares his wisdom with everyone. :)

[@jeffjohnson6631]

Great interview,looking forward to more,interesting lots of info.

[@GirlTalksFish]

I'm so glad you enjoyed! Greg Sage is an amazing teacher with a wealth of knowledge. :)

[@andresibarra9914]

i saw a bunch of mexican livebearers and i have been in a lot of the places where these fish live like camecuaro for example and i had the luck to see these fish in the wild. so cute!

[@Lumpydog]

Just found this video. Great interview and editing. Greg is an awesome guy. Thank you for putting this together and sharing it. Cheers.

[@catfishcave379]

Wonderful interview of Mr. Sage.

[@mjh00124o]

Best video I have seen this year on KZbin 👍

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! Editing took forever but it was well worth it. :)

[@primesspct2]

I have been wanting his giant sword tails forever! I need to get serious about it! Ahh perhaps when I set up my next aquarium..... lol!

[@yassysgdk]

I love your video,very informative. I would like to know if you bought fish food in bigger bottle but you only got a few fish to feed and would last so long, can I freeze them in air tight container ? If so, once whatever portion left out at room temperature finished,need to take another container of the same fish food out,do you take it out every time you feed and put it back, or you can keep the once frozen fish food in the container at room temperature until contents gone?Thank you.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Great question! I just made a video on how I store food in the freezer, but the short answer is that once I remove something from the freezer, I usually don't put it back (unless it's brine shrimp eggs). Here's my method: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZPIk6eIn7dpm7M

[@yassysgdk]

@@GirlTalksFish Thank you very much for pointing to the video you got.I came across your channel and liked the contents and decided to watch from oldest one to the newer so I am not catching up to the latest.Thank you for the great video.

[@renegadetherapper]

Off topic but girl, I LOVE your speaking voice.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@kaitlyndaenzer9799]

So...definitely gonna try to get my hands on a longfin green dragon and snow dragon when I set up a 75 planted enchanted blackwater forest themed tank that I have in mind

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

I have red dragon dumbo ear long fins and purple dragon long fins and soon blues and greens. The snow dragon long fins sounds interesting though.

[@JadrenAquatics]

Great interview and very well done video! New Subscriber

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much!

[@RickysFarmAndHatchery]

6:30 those sword tails so long wow.

[@GirlTalksFish]

I know, right? I heard they're super hard to keep, which is why they're so rare.

[@elektrofry]

Great interview and tour. Awesome questions. My question is which species are you going to start breeding to keep the lines going?

[@GirlTalksFish]

You know, I'm not sure! There's so many to choose from and he doesn't always have my favorites available when I'm ready to set up a new tank. :P

[@kevinw1980]

A Gamer's Wife breed angelfish! Always in demand every where lol

[@newmexicoaquatics282]

Thank you for sharing. Love this guy and his information. - Little Bobby

[@Dovietail]

You can always tell Greg Sage's house. It's stuffed full of oak bookshelves that are stuffed full of fish books, fish quarter quarterlies, fish manuscripts, fish reports, fish articles, fish pamphlets....

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, he certainly knows what he loves! :)

[@donovanjones8838]

I got some x. Doadrioi from Greg a while back and it was my first online fish order. They're still alive and well to this day. Greg's a great dude. He genuinely cares about his customers. I was emailing back and forth for a week with him before I bought, and he was sure to answer every question I had. I think it was Dustin's fish tanks that I saw him in a vid of. Dustin started my plant passion, and Greg started my live-bearer passion.

[@GirlTalksFish]

That's awesome! The number of positive stories I've heard from his past customers is truly amazing.

[@watchthiseverythinglucy8276]

I love this guy ! As a pass bass nerd 🤓 such a great story !

[@fishfolk4059]

SOOOO COOL! CAN'T STOP WATCHING THIS.

[@GirlTalksFish]

I know, Greg is sooo knowledgeable and easy to talk to. So grateful I got a chance to interview him!

[@fishfolk4059]

So, we joined a fish club (YAY!) and Greg is coming out to do a talk in August!

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@fishfolk4059 Oh my goodness, that's so cool! Hope you enjoy his visit and learn a lot from him. :)

[@colorsbettathailand8667]

Wonderful interview.

[@tyk1123]

Hi, if I were to home breed some fish, normally what are the difference of price ( interns of percentage ) between retail price and the price local aquarium willing to buy from me ? Understand that it is different in each country, but just a rough estimation

[@ronlafond5288]

Love to see a post-pandemic follow up to see how Greg as faired.

[@JeremyGoneWildPets]

Awesome interview and tour! And you're over 400 now! :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Jeremy's Wild Studio All thanks to you!! 🤗

[@JeremyGoneWildPets]

Haha, doubtful. I got like 50 subs. None the less, congrats.

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

Excellent video!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Matthew Moore Cichlids Thanks! Greg was such a blast to interview. He truly is a great educator in the aquarium hobby. :)

[@waragainstmyself1159]

Wow i just love the way the fish room looks. I want a tank and get some cool fish i think

[@put4ng1n4m0]

This is some quality content, and great video quality! What video camera was this shot on?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! Haha I just used my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone with a lavalier microphone.

[@neighborhoodman323]

Going to listen to this on my drive before I take my last final of the semester :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, best of luck on finals! He's got lots of interesting looking, little-known species to check out. :)

[@BritneyStinson]

Great, there goes all those engineering lectures

[@friatankar]

Greater video Irene.

[@SithijaWijesinghe]

Whats the deal with putting a small thing layer of gravel on one side of the tanks? Is there a specific function?

[@melissateague3315]

It's to build beneficial bacteria in your fish tank to help cycle it

[@kaitangtseng7719]

Random question, if you buy 6 fish, and then you just have them breeding for generation and generation, won't that weaken the genes?

[@tedschwatz9350]

Great video

[@sarapatrick4027]

Same!

[@kristyburgess9847]

He's so sweet ☺️

[@joeallen9897]

Everyone has their mr. sage. You may not be mine, but I’m glad you’re around just the same.

[@maggiesfishtanks4108]

I am turning 14 in a week and I want to start fish breeding

[@PunchiePaints]

great interview! I want to get some of his fish, but have been waiting until I can drive down there. About an hour and half drive for me

[@GirlTalksFish]

54Punchie They're so gorgeous in person, definitely worth the drive! I think one day I want to get some of his swordtails. 😍

[@LarryWater]

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[@everythingaqua7832]

Nice one

[@gotchasisters9706]

He taught my mom

[@GirlTalksFish]

What? That's crazy awesome!

[@CasualAquatics]

Dose this guy ship

[@dougernst1385]

Thanks

[@kitsunea1499]

If a fish room is more than ten tanks, I just need to get one more…..

[@cosmicbuddhi8029]

Electricity bill must be scary!

[@robertcarlos7273]

THIS IS A GREAT HOBBY... INSTEAD OF DOING NOTHING IN LIFE.... AT LEAST YOU'LL BE LEARNING TRICKS OF THE TRADE IN LIFE....

[@billyshadoan6881]

looking good irene

[@checkerbarb]

Would be nice if presenter had the same voice volume as Greg.

[@joyjoy534]

FDA prohibits repackaging of medication by third party.

[@litoloco4fish]

❤❤❤👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@jimmyj.a-r.afishroom1290]

Great video and channel!!! New sub #432😃👍🏻

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, thank you! Love your logo btw; swordtails ftw!

[@jimmyj.a-r.afishroom1290]

A Gamer's Wife Thank you so much😃

[@relaxingnature2617]

The local shipping temperature is meaningless ..it's -60F at 40,000feet on the airplane even in summer ..use 96hour heatpacks

[@GirlTalksFish]

I think all fish breeders use heat packs, but since you never know if packages will get delayed, shipping during nicer weather has a higher chance of survival. I've had 96 hour heat packs arrive cold because of unforeseen delays. 😥

[@chrisshank3632]

I ship fish every week and with insulation and priority shipping I have little issues....

[@cosmicbuddhi8029]

He said he barely make a living for all that work!

[@chriscarothers4869]

Traahing the fish stores that are competition to your only Michigan friend Dale Ernst of FF is probably not a great biz plan.

[@noahnr9994]

I wish you were my teacher

[@luster5497]

Yeah, just because you can slack off and afford to loose some customers doesn't mean you should. 1 bad order and you just lost a customer for life.

[@Potikse]

Dead fish 5min52s ?

[@drenchaquaculture2680]

A telling story about the sad state of education in America. What a shame to lose you!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Well, thankfully one man's loss is another's gain... we in the fish keeping hobby are more than happy to have him!

[@dustinhuie9619]

Do you need a license to sell fish online?

[@randomizer3775]

Confessions of A Gamer's Wife, her man played too much game so to keep herself busy she travels around interviewing other people.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, thankfully that's not true! He was actually there at this interview, helping me to get more video footage. He's really supportive of my hobbies. :)

[@BigClayBoi]

They want money money money money money money mr krabs

[@GirlTalksFish]

😂😂😂🦀

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

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[@kasunrajapaksha2546]

To be honest, mike balancing is horrible,

[@leam89]

I'm sure he doesnt make much money but is living the dream

[@LarryWater]

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