what fish are profitable?

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1. I wouldn't breed FH's unless you're going to invest in at least a few hundred dollar male and a few hundred dollar female. And if you got decent quality for that price they would be bargains. It's unethical to breed crap looking FH's. FH breeding should be done with more caution/ethics than other fish as FH's vary in quality. And it's a designer fish, not one fish where you match it of the same species and it will come out like every other of that species. FH's is a progression to make strains better and create top level fish with certain traits. Where other cichlids have little variance when it comes what makes a good breeder and what doesn't because all of that species has little variance.

2. Hardly anything you breed will be "profitable" after you figure in time/operating costs/food/cost of breeding stock/etc. So breed something you like.
 
for the amount of time, money, and operating costs your looking at, you will not see any profit at all for atleast a few years, and even then i dont think youll ever come out ahead.
 
Try tems. Or Azuls. Can't go wrong there.

There was recently a ban in Brazil (For real this time, finalized) banning all undescribed plecos. They'll be worth a fortune. After a while, say hello to a few new "zebra pleco" price fish.

Some good ones are L:

46
260
134 (always in demand)
66
400
260
260
173
98
333


Here is a list:

http://www.plecofanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64548&highlight=pleco+ban+list
 
Just see what your LFS needs or is hard for them to get.. Any type of African cichlid is good profit..
 
Going for the most expensive fish won't always get you profit in the long run, get a fish that your LFS will be able to sell easily and is always in demand. go to your LFS and talk to them about what fish are in demand and are difficult to come by.

That would be a good start. Get your fish from an experienced breeder and become friends with the owners of the LFS that will help you a lot when it comes to selling time. finally when you have a list of fishes that you may want to breed find out how easily they breed and how often they breed and if they need any special requirements.
 
Ha Jimbo the funny thing is that I already have tilapia worked in. I have a 600 gal tilapia pond that will act as a sump for the other tanks.
 
Musd;2376658; said:
Going for the most expensive fish won't always get you profit in the long run, get a fish that your LFS will be able to sell easily and is always in demand. go to your LFS and talk to them about what fish are in demand and are difficult to come by.

That would be a good start. Get your fish from an experienced breeder and become friends with the owners of the LFS that will help you a lot when it comes to selling time. finally when you have a list of fishes that you may want to breed find out how easily they breed and how often they breed and if they need any special requirements.
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Good quality Angelfish are always in demand. I've known a number of people through the years that made a small business out of raising and selling Angels directly to fish stores.
 
for anything u breed to be profitable it has to be something that ur lfs dont get in all the time or rarely and they only have like one other provider. Angels would be my guess as they can breed easy and a pair for breeding with do ok in 30-40g. There really is no say in whats more or less profitable. Heck u could breed guppies and make $30 a pair if u breed a specific strain or develope a new one. Anything u breed u will have to invest in geting a good qualtiy pair.
 
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