Unless you breed difficult to breed rarer species, there won't be any significant profit for a typical hobbyist
Money-making fish that could be bred "easily"
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I agree with "FLOWERHORNS" Nothing is more expensive cichlid wise. . .The only fish I have ever bred are guppies and almost blood parrots but their eggs aren't fertile. I have bred daphnia and copepods though.
Koi can go for hundreds in they have that tancho spot on their head. Remember: the rounder the red spot and the more white they have the more money it's worth.
Unfortunately you probably have to buy 2 or more tancho koi first.
Koi can go for hundreds in they have that tancho spot on their head. Remember: the rounder the red spot and the more white they have the more money it's worth.
Unfortunately you probably have to buy 2 or more tancho koi first.
a lot of people responded with oscars, but oscars are not money makers at all, as they are hobby staples that stores won't give you much for
I'm with the opinon that your not gonna make much off of breeding easy and cheap fish. Your gonna have to either invest in expensive fish that may breed relativly easily, or cheaper fish that are in demand that for some reason are hard to breed...A better option IMO is get both rare and "somewhat" challaging fish to breed, might be a bit o a bigger investment at first, but you'd be more apt. to make money. That being said I have no clue what specific fish you should breed, mabye try arowanas? But from my limited knowledge on them( atleast i admit it 
) it might take a bit to find a breeding pair.
On a side note....how much would bangaii cardinal fish go for? I recall reading somewhere that they're the "guppys of saltwater" although the person might not have a clue what he was taking about...either way they're one of the most BEAUTIFUL saltwater fish in my opionin...and I think most are wild caught....so yeh, do you think that would be a good breeding project?
) it might take a bit to find a breeding pair.On a side note....how much would bangaii cardinal fish go for? I recall reading somewhere that they're the "guppys of saltwater" although the person might not have a clue what he was taking about...either way they're one of the most BEAUTIFUL saltwater fish in my opionin...and I think most are wild caught....so yeh, do you think that would be a good breeding project?
Well, thanks for all your input.
Yes, I'm breeding what I like. If I was only after cash, I would probably have jumped at breeding a heck load of cichlids, which is a family I don't really like save for a few exceptions.
That said, my goal has changed. Now, I just want fish who, when they breed, give me the money I need to continue maintaining them and my fish hobby.
Yes, I'm breeding what I like. If I was only after cash, I would probably have jumped at breeding a heck load of cichlids, which is a family I don't really like save for a few exceptions.
That said, my goal has changed. Now, I just want fish who, when they breed, give me the money I need to continue maintaining them and my fish hobby.
It seems to me you should consider what types of fish are going to require little overhead, and what types of fish are hard to find in your LFS. I would start by talking to some LFS and ask them, what types of fish are the customers asking for, that the LFS does not provide, probably due to their cost for it. Then if its feasible for you to breed it, at a cost that will provide profit, then that's your money maker! Just my opinion.
Otto that is a tough question. It depends on the quality and demand. A trio of show guppies can go for $20, $30 or even $50. However I can't believe there is much demand for show guppies. On the other end of the scale a you may be able to sell to your LFS for $1 per guppy.
