CA/SA are so prolific that there is never enough local market anywhere to absorb all. But you can go into mail order biz like Jeff Rapps to subsidize your hobby. I know you need a lot of tank space to grow out fry to jeveniles. Have you thought about selling fry size fish?
The 'BIG' and the 'small' of It
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Well I'll just have to keep putting pics and videos on for you.
Problem is, I'm in Canada, so there are too many obstacles (high cost, permits) to ship to the US. Just not cost-effective. So, short of moving to the US (we've thought about it - my wife has dual citizenship) I'm in a 'self-induced' bind. Most of my young fish go to a local wholesaler (AFISHionados / Spencer Jack) who ships across Canada. He does his best for me, but even with that, the market is limited. I'm presently sitting on 150 'psittacus' (~2"), 200 Orange Chromides (~1"), 100 P. 'breidohri' (~1 1/2") and 100 Paretroplus menarambo (~2") to mention a few. These are highly desirable fish (and some rare) but there is little local call for them. When I said, "get smarter", to me that means resist the temptation to keep as many fry as I do. As it is, I let most spawns 'go by'. Today I didn't collect (and won't be) eggs or fry of 'hartwegi, A. altifrons, H. temporalis, Green Terror, H. efasciatus, C. dimerus, P. grandidieri, to name some. Breeding fish is what I enjoy most. The saving grace is that I can photograph and video these events, and enjoy them that way too. Thanks for your input.
