new fish room

[krib]

hello my fishy friends it is the krib here i was wondering about starting up a fish room in my garage i was wondering if anyone could give me a help on this is the garage sufficiant for breading and rearing fish as it can get a bit nippy in the good old scotish weather at night. i could put a heater n the place and that should help i would think i would like one day to open up my own shop selling fish and was wonting to try and sell my own fish that i have reared my self is this possible? please some one reply and help me
much ablised
krib

 

[aernympha]

you can sell fish for credits at ur lfs but dont expect to make any money out of it.... u would of spent more money on raising them than u can get..... also i think it would be fine in ur garage over winter but check anyways....!!! by keeping an eye on it

 

[aberdeen aquarist]

krib, i know how tempting it is to keep adding more tanks to your collection
it is fairly easy to set up in a garage as you have most of the things you need already there, ie. power, lights, walls and a roof!!! if you are lucky you will also have a tap as well for water changes.
make sure that you have good insulation all round your planned fish room and i would suggest a channel to drain any spills from your tanks.
a friend of mine has built a shed in his garage for his tanks it helps with extra insulation and still leaves space for his wife's car!!!

 

[krib]

thanks guys is there any chance you could get some pics of your friends tanks and set up to see what i need and how to do it also how will i keep the tanks warm what do you mean by insilation.
cheers guys krib

 

[KnuckleHead]

you can sell fish for credits at ur lfs but dont expect to make any money out of it.... u would of spent more money on raising them than u can get

I have to disagree on this. Ive been breeding fish for quite a number of years now. With a little bit of hard work and proper planning I could easily make a comfortable living from it.

 

[Kossy]

Thats true but you really need a lot of tanks...and it really also depends on the type of fish. For example with guppies...no, Discus....probably