How to start a fish store?

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Why not use pre-made standard tanks? Why pay more for custom. You are trying to sell fish out of them, remember, cut costs everywhere you can. save a custom tank budget for you show tanks if needed or for coral tanks you will need big budget to get low wide tanks good for displaying and housing corals. don't go buying custom stuff to house/display neons and platy's, use a standard tank such as a 15 or 20 gal. if anything ever happens to a custom tank it will take you a while to replace it and you will likely put it off becuase of the hassle and added expense.

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tank125;2673794; said:
Why not use pre-made standard tanks? Why pay more for custom. You are trying to sell fish out of them, remember, cut costs everywhere you can. save a custom tank budget for you show tanks if needed or for coral tanks you will need big budget to get low wide tanks good for displaying and housing corals. don't go buying custom stuff to house/display neons and platy's, use a standard tank such as a 15 or 20 gal. if anything ever happens to a custom tank it will take you a while to replace it and you will likely put it off becuase of the hassle and added expense.

T

But they have 20gallon long tanks that i was interested in them? Woudl it be more to buy from them then some where else?
 
it would be more to buy them custom and i dont think they ship to canada... to check just choose a tank to "purchase" fill it out and go to the next step where you chose shipping and see. then just close the window and your good. :D
 
Petsmart is running a sale 20% off of fish tanks till like the 26th of this month. 20 long cant be more than 35 dollars. no cheaper way IMO
 
puffcrusader696;2676763; said:
it would be more to buy them custom and i dont think they ship to canada... to check just choose a tank to "purchase" fill it out and go to the next step where you chose shipping and see. then just close the window and your good. :D

Thanks but i remember reading some where they onyl ship to the 48states?
 
alleykat0498;2676779;2676779 said:
Petsmart is running a sale 20% off of fish tanks till like the 26th of this month. 20 long cant be more than 35 dollars. no cheaper way IMO
Well, if he sets up a business account with a pet supply distributor, the cheapest way would be to order all the tanks and supplies from his distributor at wholesale prices.

If you were to buy a full pallet of a certain size tank from your distributor, I would think they would give you a decent discount as well.
 
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