can anybody give me some info on starting my own aquarium shop?

Answer 1

there is a lot to take into account when wanting to start a business in your case you will need to find premises ,either bought or rented,you need a business licence and ,it does help if your knowledgeable in fish keeping,
knowing how tanks are set up how pumps filters and heaters work.
finding yourself a stock provider for your fish food live frozen and dried,my friend runs an aquatic centre near to me where i buy my fish from,its hard work,you have to go one better than everyone else ,it also helps when checking out shops,not to start your up where someone else has a shop,as that will be established and you might not get a lot of customers.
you will need staff,an accountant for your books every month tax returns,and staff that are knowledgeable in fish keeping ,i often bring my fish in to my friends shop when they are ill,and they know straight away whats wrong and i can treat them.
my advice would be to go check out a aquatic shop speak to the manager boss check out the stock,fish find out as much information as you can and good luck

Answer 2

What exactly are you wanting to know? Before you do anything you will need to get a business license. And then you will have to do all your tax stuff. I would set it up quarterly. Then you will have to find a place to have your shop. Rent or buy..which ever you have the funds for. Then you will need to get tanks..all different sizes, plus the air pumps, filters, lights, bags, nets, medications, food, and then the fish. It is very hard starting out with your own business.

Answer 3

Here's the best advice you'll get. DON'T! You will be competing against "big box" stores that can sell stuff cheaper than you can buy it. Your costumers all will shop for price,not caring or even understanding about quality. And when their dime store fish die from lack of care or a disease from the Mega breeders in Singapore you will get blamed. If you still want to try, start by taking all the business courses you can get. Great aquarists don't succeed in fish stores,great businessmen do.

Answer 4

I would start with your local government to see what license you need to get to have a shop such as this in your area. You are most likely going to have to get your fish from a somewhat nearby wholesaler. don't go to petsmart or petco to look for these wholesalers as they have their own warehouses that deal solely with them. The tanks and fish is all secondary for right now because you have to secure a location, get all your proper business licensing and deal with all the paperwork that is going to almost overwhelm you. DON'T GIVE UP! We need to keep the independent fish dealers on the forefront of the aquarium business. Animals are not a corporate commodity!(getting off of soapbox now)

Answer 5

Flower Horns and Arowanas are some suitable revenues. a huge colourful Flower Horn with a huge nuchal hump would be properly worth 1000's even hundreds additionally Arowanas can sell extreme reckoning on the dimensions possibly $50-$one hundred fifty, in spite of in the event that they are in a position to be stressful to maintain, i desire to propose a splash diagnosis earlier stocking them. in the adventure that your searching for something diverse great African Cichlid would be bought particularly extreme, inclusive of Jack Dempseys, Oscars and Severums. they are very aggressive so do no longer positioned greater effective than 2 in a small tank. Discus Fish are additionally a huge sell in many aquariums, undergo in innovations the bigger and the brighter the further funds you will get for them! study all your fish in inventory notably a thank you to intercourse them, through fact costumers hate while an proprietor knows no longer something with regard to the fish and finally ends up giving them 2 male fish which will flow each and each others throats. desire I helped!

Answer 6

1. Get a shop.
2. Get some extraodinary and exciting different type fishes.
3. Wait for customers.

Answer 7

Find out about as much info about the customer base in your area as possible - the types of fish in which are they interested, brands of products they use (stock not only those, but be sure you can get replacements part and lamps for the products you sell), keep a good selection of livestock and merchandise, keep the store clean and neatly organized, have employees who know their stuff (can answer questions about species care and compatibility, how to install products, good customer relations), have a convenient location, and advertise!!!!!

See the "Aquatics business" section a little down the page in ths link: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/

And here's a good link for everyone, retailer or customer alike: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/AqBizSubWebIndex/hobratestrs.htm

Answer 8

Yeh, fish around for a suitable plaice ( make sure you have a few squid behind you ), angle for a good deal on the lease, never trade while tanked up, filter your options with discounted bar-cods for net prices, always keep some fin in stock and if you lose a winkle or two, get the sturgeon to have a look at it. Oh, and if in doubt, flipper coin!

Answer 9

you need a place with many electrical outlets for all the lights and filters. als read up on alot about fish because if costomers realise you don't know much about fish and they arent getting good answers to questions then it will lead to less people comming.

Answer 10

lots off people are forgetting to mention that you will need to apply for a licence to keep fish just like pet shops you need this before you can trade as you'll need to be inspected.
just phone up your local council.