Ok, I was talking to my dad about careers and he said it is best to do what your passion is. I told him my passion was fish. He said that i should do something with fish then. I was just wondering if there was any money in supplying fish to stores. well thanks for help.
Any Money In Being A Fish Supplier?
- Thread starter seth
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I make a few bucks breeding, they support themselves with a few bucks left over. Nothing to quit the day job over, I'd make more money working a couple of Saturdays a month.
I sell around 200 angels on a good month, zero on a slow month, it's all supply & demand. With 16 tanks I could put out 300-400 monthly if the demand was there & I maxxed out all my tanks. I average 75 cents to $1.50 per angel, but you have to subtract electric, food, water, & initial startup costs. Take out for maintenance supplies, and there isn't much of a profit margin.
If you want to try it, by all means go for it. I know quite a few retired guys on a fixed income who breed to make a few extra dollars. There are also larger breeders online who make money supplying fish. One of the lfs owner in my area started as a kid breeding in his parents basement using anything that would hold water for a tank, sealed up refrigerator liners from the junkyard was one of his favorites. The more you can cut overhead, the more profit you will see.
Always provide a superior product, the lfs buying from you has to beat the larger corporate owned chains, and better fish is one of the ways they do it.
I sell around 200 angels on a good month, zero on a slow month, it's all supply & demand. With 16 tanks I could put out 300-400 monthly if the demand was there & I maxxed out all my tanks. I average 75 cents to $1.50 per angel, but you have to subtract electric, food, water, & initial startup costs. Take out for maintenance supplies, and there isn't much of a profit margin.
If you want to try it, by all means go for it. I know quite a few retired guys on a fixed income who breed to make a few extra dollars. There are also larger breeders online who make money supplying fish. One of the lfs owner in my area started as a kid breeding in his parents basement using anything that would hold water for a tank, sealed up refrigerator liners from the junkyard was one of his favorites. The more you can cut overhead, the more profit you will see.
Always provide a superior product, the lfs buying from you has to beat the larger corporate owned chains, and better fish is one of the ways they do it.
TwoTankAmin
Fish Maniac
There is a big difference in keeping fish vs selling fish for a living. In the first you do it for you personal pleasure, but when you sell- you move volumes of fish thgough your tanks as fast as you can. Setups and maint routines are totally different.
As a hobbyist, your fish are your "pets" in the sales end they are your inventory.
As a hobbyist, your fish are your "pets" in the sales end they are your inventory.
i agree but wouldnt it be a cool job to always be around fish. When im around my fish i feel relaxed. Wouldnt it be cool if your job was to take care and sell fish. I would do a fishstore but they are to prone to failure.
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