Starting a LFS

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fishy12;3616832; said:
what was in it koy? goldfish?
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Yea they had 4 koi 1 red ear slider turtle and some kind of catfish at the bottom guessing a small bullhead.

So cool how they put a lot of rocks on one side that the turtle would go onto.
 
sikoko;3616839; said:
tuffies too. i went to an lfs in pa that had a pond with an alligator in the store window
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yea my local petshop had a alligator in a 55 gal and i got to put goldfish in the tank for him to eat once :nilly::nilly::nilly:.
 
Don't forget about corries!! everyone love's them. try and get rarer species and not just the bronze one's
 
Yeah Neons Tetras Congo Tetras and other feederfish I thought about building a LFS (still am) What about a Big South American Pond/Tank with Aros P-Bass and the all to avoid Pacus...Then you can avoid selling Pacus
 
tetras, bichirs, small catfish, ID sharks and other giant cat's if you want... some SA cichilds, etc...

~ocean
 
kk thnx
 
If you're looking for a good marine source these guys are good www.fishheadsinc.com. Also don't rely on just one source , you should have at least two sources for your fish stock.. and if you can home breed a few species that won't cost you more than just ordering them as stock then go for it. as far as making it stand out , you need a good location where there's lots of traffic , a nice big sign board with a catchy name , and some money set aside for some marketing. ads in the news paper , magazines , open up a facebook group to keep in constant touch with your customers , have a twitter page as well , this is especially useful if you have an Iphone or blackberry as you can be "in the office" wherever you go. This is bread and butter advice , but worth consideration none the less. also think about having a partner to lighten the load on managment. the one thing i remember from any shopping experience is how well informed the sales people are. that and aftersales service. you can brainstorm some gimmicks to get people walking in , but don't depend on walk ins...gimmicks (i.e buy one get one free) don't create loyalty. know your rival LFS stores and how much they sell there product for , what services they offer and make it better.... just some ideas....

BS in Managment , ran my own small operation for 5 years and now running my father's businesses for him.
 
Well in my town there isnt one and there is a good main street to start one with places always for rent. And the closes one is 15 mins away but its not rlly clean but eh but the tanks r healthy. And a petco..... And also a local wal mart whre ppl get fish.
 
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