money maker

The general rule with raising fish for sale is If you're doing it to make a profit, don't bother. The most successful fish breeders/sellers I know still don't make enough money to do anything with it. Plus, the people who do manage to make a living at this usually have to devote acres of space to their business. If you're just trying to make a little money back to take the edge of your expenses, then I wish you the best of luck, but if you're trying to make a profit, odds are you won't be able to without devoting an entire garage to it. I would also recommend that you start small. Guppies are easy to breed, easy to find, and always have a demand. Start with that, and then work your way up to the rarer stuff.
 
guppies in demand, geez...

even if your not making a profit your still making money. in a way your losing less money when you buy stuff. i vote apistos, maybe macmasteri
 
well i want something i can enjoy that will help pay for itself and the other fish.
 
I wouldn't bet on it. Most LFS will only give you 1/2 of store value, at best. Even with shipping you will not be making much unless you commit to large scale breeding projects.

Fish that are in high demand can be bought for cheap at various places, so you won't be competitive if you overprice them in hopes of covering costs. Selling more of the high demand fish will turn into more money for you but also higher costs for care. Fish that are more rare and do go for a high pricetag are going to require higher start up costs and more attention.

Again, don't expect to break even.
 
I've never broken even, and my LFS is pretty generous. I've sold a few through Craigslist but still couldn't meet my expenses. I do enjoy breeding though, and I raise a few Geophagus to sellable size every now and then. Brichardi were too much of a hassle, but they sell pretty well at 1". Fish like Calvus fetch a hefty price, but it takes a year or so to get to sellable size.
I would do as J-pap suggested and choose the fish you want to keep. If you choose to raise the offspring, chances are someone will take them off your hands in trade or cash.
 
alrighty then.
 
It doesn't matter what kind of breeding they are doing, if a breeder is making a substantial profit they are doing so by harming the breed. If you breed, do it because you love that breed, and you want there to be more of them in the world. Fish, dogs, or horses, if you are breeding with the care and attention neccessary to ensure the improvement of the breed, you won't be able to sell the animals for enough to make a large profit, if any.
 
Try to stick with the smaller specimens they ship a whole lot easier.. Red Cherry shrimp is a fave and they breed really quickly, try to avoid catfishes as for the spines usually could penetrate a plastic bag if you don't know how to properly package and ship..

Bettas are another choice, you can also do shellies but i wouldn't do adults only juvies or fry..
 
if you actually try and breed (keep them from getting eaten, or sucked up...) dwarf shrimp (ghost, red cherry, or the other colors) you could probably get several thousand a month pretty easily... of course they go for a few cents each, usu.
 
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