Breeding for profit

[redsnapper]

Simply no such thing.... any one that wishes to challange this, by all means go ahead,,, there has been many local members (past and present) that have tried and lets here from them...
My newly found deffinition of a local breeder is "every body gains but the breeder....

Before any one jumps all over this in a negitive way, let me remind you that it was suggested in another post that such a thread might be an enlightenmet for members to realize that being a local breeder is not recommended if you have profit in mind,,,

Lets here from the members that actually have tried , successfull or not...
I'm betting no one.. and retail outlets do not count.

So you local breeders lets speak up now and share with us how to make a profit breeding from your house and actually making a profit...

[ibenu]

Thanks for starting this up Redsnapper, Hopes we can hear from people. I am especially interested in the breeding that is selective, for the best traits and what not. Keep this enlightening. If you have not bred fish, just sit back and read from people who have.

Posters here should include cichlid breeders, pleco breeders, rams, and what have you! Looking forward to learning more.

[ninez]

Breeders might break even if we have temperature like 25C all year round.
Keep the tanks warm is quite costly.

[TCR]

endlers guppys and swordtails convicts

how to breed

step one. add water

pretty much thats it

all very easy to breed if your not worrying about colour strains suitable for beginners i would say tho for convicts provide a cave

[ninez]

endlers guppys and swordtails convicts

how to breed

step one. add water

pretty much thats it

all very easy to breed if your not worrying about colour strains suitable for beginners i would say tho for convicts provide a cave

as topic says breeding for profit
easy to breed but any profit?

[redsnapper]

[QUOTE=TCR;58448]endlers guppys and swordtails convicts

how to breed

step one. add water

pretty much thats it

all very easy to breed if your not worrying about colour strains suitable for beginners i would say tho for convicts provide a cave/

Sounds like a gauranteed recipe for profit to me.. and by doing this I can make money even after paying for the sponsorship fee's for the right to sell them on the site.

I'm still looking for "what determines breed for profit" Rasputan added some good input on the thread that led to this one.. and it is and could become an intersting post...
But bear in mind a local breeder cannot right off his membership or sponsorship fee's , his expenses , his loses. and as I am strongly pointing out local breeders do not make a profit.. however LPS. MUST OR THEY WOULD GO BANKRUPT....

[rescuepenguin]

Lisa, Thank you for suggesting this thread, between this thread and the one that spawned it, We will be able to see all sides of this issue. Here is my side of the story and it involves my favorite cory, the Corydoras Hastatus. I have seen it advertised, but never seen it in any LFSs, this is due to mislabeling in the supply chain, not at the LFS. It is a very unique cory in that it is a mid swimmer and schools with other fish of similar size. If you have a school of a few dozen they'll often remain stationary and a few of them at a time will do a "little dance". It very addictive to watch. Here is my story with them.

I have imported them and maintained a small breeding colony. I figure so far it has cost about $600 or so. By the time a get a larger more sustainable colony, I will probably be out of pocket about $1,000. If I were to sell them I would have a tough time even breaking even. Other similar corys are being sold for $2 each. I would have to charge more. I would have no end people saying "I can get them for $2 at so and so's store". I could sell them one of our LFSs. The instore credit would be great, but I have no more room for equipment, and no more room for fish, this means food and equipment for maintenance. It however will not go towards paying me back for the money I have put into them.

The other side of the story, I have a healthy colony of Celestial Pearl Danios. I have learned how to breed them and could breed them in numbers. I could sell them for what our non LFS sponsors sell them for and help fund fish like the Corydoras Hastatus.

I want to do the same thing with Corydoras Xinguensis, as they may become extinct in the wild if the power dam project continues. BTW they have the same habitat and the L46 plecos.

I would love to have a sustainable breeding colony of all 6 species of dwarf corys. I could potentially have 4 possibly 5 by year end. Only 2 species are available locally in the pet trade.

I too periodically get PMs from people wanting to get fish "cheap". I usually don't bite on these PMs as I see the same people often have other fish for sale in the classifieds. I often seams like these few (and only a few) of these people try to get fish at a discount to resell them. That being said, I get far more legitimate inquiries from people who really do want some and pay a reasonable price for them. I do have a long waiting list for some fish.

I will eventually become a sponsor on here, and came very close at the beginning of summer. I am going to add my name to the list of people that would like to see a breeder category in between donator and sponsor. At the moment I can't afford a sponsorship, but I do buy 3 donator packages.

Steve

[ninez]

what determines "breeder"? that's another thread eh?
I used to breed severums and ended up giving them away.
I don't think I am a "breeder" in any way tho.

[TCR]

endlers guppys and swordtails convicts

how to breed

step one. add water

pretty much thats it

all very easy to breed if your not worrying about colour strains suitable for beginners i would say tho for convicts provide a cave

it can be done but maybe not on bc aquaria

[Mferko]

it can be done but maybe not on bc aquaria

exactly.

knowing some of the people on this forum, the first person to admit making a proffit is going to get ridiculed and crapped on. alot seem to frown upon the notion making money on a hobby that is a money pit for them...
and ofc anyone who admits to make a small proffit here will be told to pay for a sponsorship and that will be the end of that lol.


king eds pets had told me they were going to buy demasoni fry for 10 each from me but they were all talk and were no longer interested when i brought them to the store, what a waste of time. i ended up selling them between $1-3 each, and then sold the colony of breeding demasoni as well to pay for my new shipment of fish.