does anyone know anything about breeding fish and selling them to petshops??

Question

space, supplies, what to do, etc.

i dont want to breed fish. i did five minutes ago though.

Answer 1

depending on the kind of fish it is most pet stores don't give a lot for them (because they have to mark them up to resell them). Guppies for example are nearly worthless when trying to sell but you will find a few that will give you a little for them. You need to check with your local pet shops and see if they will buy or accept them. Mostly it is based on demand, if you raised a brood of platties and no body is buying platties they might not take them.

Answer 2

First off, you need to know you're not ever going to make any real money off of the venture, probably not enough to even get back what you spent on equipment. First off see if any of your local fish stores do a store credit for the fish, very few will give you cash for them. Then see if there are any fish that they particularly need.
Live bearing fish like guppies, platies, and mollies are not difficult to breed or sex. Egg laying fish are much more difficult to breed, and sometimes impossible to sex.
That's just some begginers things you need to think about before getting started. Your local fish store can tell you more about breeding when you go talk to them.
Oh yea, most stores put at least a 300% markup on fish they buy from wholesalers.. so don't expect to get more than a fifth of the price that the store sells it for.

Answer 3

First check with the pet shops in your area to see if they accept fish. Some do not, while others will give you cash or store credit for your fish. Many places will give you 50% of what the fish is sold for. Preferably you're in an area where several shops will accept your fish.

For rearing multiple and concurrent batches of fry, you'll need 'grow out tanks' (I start fry in 5gal and as they grow they're located to a 10gal and finally a 55gal...then sell them once they attain 'selling size'). You'll also need bagging supplies, additional filters, food, etc....depending on what type of fish you have, it may take a while for your fish to grow to size. Typically larger fish are worth more (I'll get more for a 2.5 inch fish than a 1 inch fish, but growing out a 2.5" fish takes time; nearly a year with the type of fish I sell).

If you're serious about this, then assure the originating stock of fish (i.e., the 'parents') are high quality fish and cull low quality fry. Fry tanks require higher water quality and a more aggressive maintenance regimen than regular tanks since they usually have a higher population density.

Answer 4

ok i'm no longer the expert in this. yet, as quickly as i become at one among my acquaintances domicile who understand the thank you to care some lot of diverse type animals. And that day, I startled because of fact the tiny kitchen aquarium appeared... err yellowish/brownish? I inquired on the thank you to bathe the tank so i could help her yet she laughed as she instructed me that she cultivated that peticuliar bateria for her fish and the tank wasn't due for yet another 3 days. Now, every time i'm getting there i do no longer challenge, the fishes even began to breed and she or he placed a internet so the infants are not getting eaten via the father and mom! pass discern!

Answer 5

Depending on the fish...like my betta...i need two tanks, and like 3 females, otherwise they get bored of the same one..Also, once the female lays the eggs, watch the male, you might actually want to remove the eggs into a seperate tank or something so they don't get eaten. All fish are different.

Answer 6

Well whatever you do, watch them a lot! It's always good to have a net separating other fish from the egg area so that they won't eat them. You're probably breeding your fish in a separate tank anyway :P If you have one of those algae sucker fish, don't let them near the eggs.. they love them!

Answer 7

Pet stores will not buy them from you. They won't even take them for free most of the time.

It's the mom and pop stores you want to call. Some will buy fish at anytime and some will trade.

So look in your yellow pages and make a few calls to the small independently owned fish stores.

Answer 8

Sorry girl
no i have no idea,,, but you could ring your local pet store and ask them as they breed there fish to sell

Answer 9

ive done it too.my beta fish have a lots of babies.but u have to know their nature first.it will be easier to handle them that way. about selling them, im not sure pet stores will accept it since usually they are choosy in picking their 'stocks'. but what ive done was selling or just giving them to my frenzz...