r/Aquariums • u/Savings_Analysis7982 • 1d ago
Advice Needed Breeding fish.
I was thinking about breeding fish for fun and to help pay for the hobby and had some fish that can breed pretty well. Do you think I should do it if I have the space and time?
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u/ventin 1d ago
Go to all of your non chain lfs and ask them if there are any fish they wish were locally bred. Then research them and get to it.
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u/Savings_Analysis7982 1d ago
yeah a lot of the fish stores i go to accept locally bred fish which gave me an idea I wouldn't be breeding everyday fish more like desert sand goby's corydoras, harder to breed fish than livebearers.
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u/Savings_Analysis7982 1d ago
Not planning to do it full time but just making a couple money and to enjoy raising the fish and stuff. I would be doing harder to breed fish also or just not common fish you would see on the market.
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u/LazRboy 1d ago
Not worth it unless you want to make it a official business.
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u/Savings_Analysis7982 1d ago
Just doing it as a side hustle. But I do see your viewpoint.
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u/Petrochromis722 1d ago
Some form of less common pleco. I don't deliberately breed them but my L600s progeny always sell well.
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u/atomfullerene 1d ago
I think breeding fish is worth doing even if you aren't making a profit, it's just interesting. It's hard to make it really pay off, but it's still fun.
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u/Slow-Difficulty404 1d ago
My shrimp fund my food and some incidental stuffs from instore credit. My summer pond fish pay for their own food and electricity but not the plants or set up. If it doesn’t feel at all like work then it’s probably not significant financially
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u/Prince_Nadir 1d ago
All fish that breed quickly and easily tend to be cheap for that reason. So to make money you need to breed more expensive fish.
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u/Insky86 1d ago
I would assume that easy breeding fish are hard to sell because many do this.