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Ive recently bred a pair of convicts and sold the fry for about a 1$ usd a piece (about 20$ total). This has helped pay for blood worms, feeder fish, and other stuff for my big 100g tank. I was wondering if there are any fish out there that are relatively easy to breed and can pull in some $ to help pay for the hobby. I was thinking maybe Angelfish? in a 20g high. Any other suggestions for some good breeding fish?
-Thanks in advance, Andrew

There are many fish out there. The thing is, the easier to breed them, the more people that will breed them. So, the higher supply there is, and thus the lower pay for them. The harder to breed them, the less supply, and thus more money for them.

It all depends on your area you live, and the water quality you have or will be using. As SA cichlids are more expensive where I live, because not many people buy them, because of the requirements to keep them are far different than the water we have. So, you almost must have an RO unit to keep many of them. Thus, the lfs don't order to many of them, so they don't get them at good wholesale prices either. So their price is higher.

This is why discus are so expensive. They are high maintenance. Most discus breeders, do 25-50% daily water changes. Use RO/DI water, and feed the fish the highest quality, and most expensive foods. They have multiple grow out tanks. And finally, fish that bring in the biggest buck, are about 2 years old. So that is 2 years of keeping and raising them and feeding them, and all the other high maintanence, added together, bring the higher price.

As for angels, well it all depends on where you live. As around here, they are only about $3 wholesale almost full grown. In other words, that is what you would get to trade them to the lfs. Angelfish are cheap in my area.

In the end, it is how much work you want to do with your fish, as to how much you want to earn from the care. The easier your approach, the less income, and the harder your approach, the greater income.

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It depends on your area. Look around at the stores and see what there is then try to get something that's uncommon yet fairly easy to breed. In my area there are few labyrinth fish so I ordered sparkling gouramis online. I could only find blue gouramis, sometimes dwarf gouramis, and on rare occasion snakeskins. There's also a high demand for threadfin rainbows here. They sell them for $12 a piece when I can get them $5 each online so I've got a group of 2 females and 4 males so far to attempt breeding with. Angels are quite common here and there are at least 4 breeders in the area so most of the time the stores are full. Unless I wanted to raise up breeding pairs and sell them I doubt I'd make anything and that would require alot of tank space to keep several adult angels.

bettas, in the lfs chain breeding halfmoons and other fancy can get you alot of money. also guppies and other livebearers are easy.

cichlids if you have the time will get alot of money, like flower norns frontosa.etc.

The thing is, the easier to breed them, the more people that will breed them. So, the higher supply there is, and thus the lower pay for them. The harder to breed them, the less supply, and thus more money for them.

I have to agree with acid on that up there all a matter of supply and demand as far as breeding goes.


I know in my area for my "almost adult size" guppies I get 50-75 cents each and they are really simple to breed. But, I do have some nice guppies, not of one specific type so to say, but rather nice...*shrug*

I am also (well I'm not doing it they are) breeding metae Corries, and my lfs said they would pay about 2-3 dollars each for them...

The most important thing in my opinion really isn't how much money can I get from them if they will breed for me, is rather, how much do I enjoy my fish? And can I provide the care the adults and young need? That is what I find important...

Get yourself something you can enjoy, and do so...heidi



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I'd be lucky to sell a betta unless I did it online such as aquabid or drove over an hour. The fish only stores don't like selling them and the others don't think even a fancy betta is worth the money. They aren't in high demand. It's the same with my applesnails. I've got some uncommon colors but the only store that likes selling applesnails wants the big ones not the smaller more colorful ones. I'm going to end up selling those online.

Last edited by sham at 19-Jun-2005 16:12

what about breeding cichlids? how do you breed them? i have one its to young to sex but i would like to get some more and breed but im not sure of hte requirements and how to care for cichlid fry and all that stuff any infor or sites with info that you could give me would be great! p.s i have succesfully raised several types of livebearer fry.

i breed guppies and as everyone is aware guppies are so common and easy to breed so the demand isnt that huge and the price aint that high! however i have a good quality stock and that is what counts i find the best way to sell them is through my local "ad mag" like a paper version of ebay and i get a much better price.

remember there is always a demand if pitched to the right people through the right resorces!!!!

Oh your lucky because my pet store wont pay for the guppys or any babies, i asked they said they would take them but would not pay

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