There alot of people who breed but do they make profit or they just lose money but cheaper to breed them than buy them?
How you can make profit?
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it costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time to breed fish to be sold for profit. a breeder would spend a lot of money before seeing any profits or breaking even. breeders would also have to buy new breeding stock fish periodically to prevent deformations from too many generations of inbreeding. i believe most people here breed for the fun, love, and passion for this hobby. a lot of people also breed their own feeder fish which might be most cost effective than buying feeders from their lfs.
Depends what you breed. Whatever you breed you have to make sure its worthwhile to spend the up front costs. Some people make some money and have fun breeding stingrays, also flowerhorns.
niche fish that are in demand but don't have a lot of supply can make you some money. The lesser known shell dwellers and apistos for one made me a pretty penny in the DFW before I ran out of customers. Aulonocara did too. Angels and Discus are decently priced, but it's still very subjective if you'll "make money" off of them. Primarily, it relies on what your definition of "making money" is.
If you sell fish that are rare or you have created (by selective breeding) can get you some dough. I believe people the tailand breeders consistantly try to create new types of betta, guppy, or discus.
If you can pull it out....you will get some profit.
However, it will take a long time if you do not invest money to start.
If you can pull it out....you will get some profit.
However, it will take a long time if you do not invest money to start.
In terms of things such as Bettas, Guppies, and Discus, breeding show-quality fish can make you some money.
Selective breeding would need to be in play in order to make cash off of these fish.
For FH and Stingrays, it's not much on making anything show quality that will make you money, though, show quality FH can fetch prices that rival certain Asian Arowanas.
Selective breeding would need to be in play in order to make cash off of these fish.
For FH and Stingrays, it's not much on making anything show quality that will make you money, though, show quality FH can fetch prices that rival certain Asian Arowanas.
You can sell to wholesalers if you have some nearby. It's hard to unload 100's of baby fish sometimes at the retail level. My father does this. He sold his last batch of 100+ neon gobies for $5 each, and the wholesaler took all of them. Not bad for 3 months. They are always looking for locally raised stuff, because of better survival rates and shipping rates are very high right now.