Alright, here's an idea I just had that I'd like to get opinions on. At the end of the summer, I'll be heading off to college, and it looks like the dorm I'll be staying in has a rule stating that I'll only be allowed a single ten-gallon tank. Now obviously, this limits the kinds of fish I can get, because I'll need to either keep fish that can remain in the ten gallon (not very many) or some how get rid of fish once they out-grow the tank. This is where my idea comes in. Would anyone be interested in a type of "grow-out" service, where people can request that I would go pick up a certain type of fish, keep it in the ten gallon for a while, then once it reaches a size where it would be appropriate for a larger tank, ship it to the individual who requested it. Let me be clear - I'm not looking to use this as a form of steady income, or really even any income at all. I'm just trying to think of a way that I could keep different types of interesting fish, and help out others who possibly don't want to deal with such a small sized grow-out tank. Now, seeing as it's about 3:00 AM here and I've been awake for twenty hours straight, feel free to call me a moron if this is a bad idea. Just thought I'd throw it out there though.
Grow-out service?
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If you can find an LFS that buys fish from you, you could just "exchange" them for a little profit once they get to a certain size..
That was my other consideration. What I may do is find a couple of LFS in the area that I'm in, and rotate fish around those stores. Purchase a fish at one store, sell it to another, buy a new fish from a different one, sell it to the first, etc.
If a fish store buys fish, they'll be happy to buy their own fish back, provided they're in good shape and you've taken good care of them. And then you can work out a relationship with them. My LFS sells common cichlids in the 1.5" range for $8 and in the 2 - 3" range for 13 - 15, if you do all the work of raising them thats all profit for them. If you can show that you're a reliable source, they'll be more likely to give you a dollar or two plus the smaller fish.
IF you can find a good fish store...
IF you can find a good fish store...
Well I figure I shouldn't have too much trouble, I'll be in Tempe AZ which is a relatively well-populated area. I might have to look a little bit and explain my situation but I figure with a little effort I shouldn't have too much of a problem.
Whoever has to keep the 10 gallon rule in check,might not know the difference between a 10 and a 20 long. I would try that route. 10 gallons is just too small for any kind of grow out IMO.