Starting a LFS

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Oscars and midas are very good sellers as well as Green terrors, severums, blood parrots, various plecos, Angelfish, Bettas, Guppies, Mollies, Tetras, Platies, Sword tails and others alike
 
There is good traffic. And there might eb one buddy or someone i cld find to help. Like i said or i think i did its on a main street and i also might breed some better fish and other fish like tetras and guppys and mollies. Then breed a few others that wld be better like a piranha mayb or other fish
 
i might take special orders for mfk but i wld ask them questions on wht there buying and c wht they knw about them
 
only do an LFS if you know ALOT about fish, mainly water chemistry, feeding, habitats, temperament and so on. But with 500+ posts you should be good.
 
kk i wld also do invertabrates like crs and cray and mab some snails in assorted colors like jades n such
 
If I could only make one suggestion before you start up, it would be to get a fan-generated compressed air system. That way you can run each tank off of airlift filters, which helps prevent diseases from spreading to other tanks (as opposed to a multi-tank system).

As for the fish, breed what you can and get the rest from distributors. Chances are you won't be able to breed enough fish to keep your store fully stocked by yourself anyway.
 
Pomatomus;3617341; said:
If I could only make one suggestion before you start up, it would be to get a fan-generated compressed air system. That way you can run each tank off of airlift filters, which helps prevent diseases from spreading to other tanks (as opposed to a multi-tank system).

As for the fish, breed what you can and get the rest from distributors. Chances are you won't be able to breed enough fish to keep your store fully stocked by yourself anyway.
Not gettin wht ur saying i think i knw but lil lost.
 
aquahunter;3617335; said:
how big of an operation are you thinking of running?
Just a lfs not like a chain. Just like a small store for foods and filters. Maybe smaller tanks
 
I meant that you should get some sort of air compressor so that you can have compressed air pipes around the store. These pipes (probably PVC) will have little air valves wherever you decide to install them. By having an air lines wherever you need them, you can simply put sponge filters in every tank as opposed to having one filtration system connected to multiple tanks. This basically means that each tank is quarantined.
 
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