What’s the easiest fish to breed and make profit

So I did just make another thread I a different subject and it turned into the subject so To make it more clear I’m just gonna use this thread because the last
Thread wasn’t intended for that

So I wanted to breed Ledos but people said it was too hard

Never have Bread a fish I wanted to bread betta but again people said it was too hard

I have some guppies none of them are female but I could get a female and put her in a different tank and take her out when she needs to breed with that work I have a 2 1/2 gallon I just cleaned out what that be enough for one guppy to be honest I don’t even know

But I do want to just do a small breeding project because I never bread one or a fish before so what’s an easy fish that I can make slight profit off of the fish I have are not feeder
Guppies

is there another easier fish I could bread and get some decent profit or even slight I have a spare 2 1/2 gallon which isn’t a much and maybe be able to get a 10 gallon for breeding of course I have bigger tanks but they will just take a little bit to set up

 

tbh with the space you have available, you'll make the most breeding and selling shrimp

 

Most live-bearing fish are easy to breed, just get 3 females and 1 male, and a large enough aquarium. Making a profit on the fry is harder to accomplish. You might also try getting some killifish eggs, hatching, and raising them. These are much less common, and more likely to attract interest.

 

I was thinking of getting some least Kilifish even though I know they’re not really killifish they can be in smaller aquariums like a 5 gallon or 10 gallon I do have some live bears I’ve got guppys I know that selling the babies will be even harder

I just need to get a female

do you have any more suggestions

tbh with the space you have available, you'll make the most breeding and selling shrimp

They’re too sensitive and I think they’ll be harder to sell I have some ghost shrimp but that’s it

 

The bast part with killifish is you can just sell the eggs. You don’t even have to hatch them. It must be much simpler to ship eggs than live animal. And killifish are beautiful to boot.

 

I know that but is there a decent market for them
And I heard they’re very very aggressive
I’m trying to get as much options as I can get so is there any other fish as well

 

I wouldn't even think of breeding fish until you have some really well established tanks. I would work on keeping things stable for now.

 

Any fish that's easy to breed is gonna be hard to sell or even give away. This page is full of laments by people who are overran by fry.

 

I wouldn't even think of breeding fish until you have some really well established tanks. I would work on keeping things stable for now.

At the moment all my tanks are established they’ve been running for at least four months levels always come back fine right now at the moment I have a few tanks

Any fish that's easy to breed is gonna be hard to sell or even give away. This page is full of laments by people who are overran by fry.

And also I did some research and they only hatch I heard in soft water where I live it’s like rocks I would not be surprised if rocks fill out my tap one day

so will be a small good breeding project to do that fish can handle hard water

I have a few places I’ll probably be able to sell them my locaI have a few places I’ll probably be able to sell them lfs
Ever has Kilifish There’s craigslist Facebook and other options like eBay but I don’t know

 

At the moment all my tanks are established they’ve been running for at least four months levels always come back fine right now at the moment I have a few tanks

People do remember helping you just last week....

 

? Helping me with what?
Oh I remember that was because I was trying to reverse the cycle that’s not my first tank I have other tanks I have a whole fish room but reversing a cycle of something I never did before I nothing live but plans was them that tank

 

What is the reason behind you wanting to breed in the first place?

 

Maybe to get some store credit or make just enough money then I can buy certain medications

 

Maybe to get some store credit or make just enough money then I can buy certain medications

I understand, do you have some photos of your fish room and your breeding set up

 

There’s three but another one Hiding All I have is males But planning on getting some female soon I have a 40 gallon breeder but it’s not set up yet but I can easily set it up and I have a few tubs an extra tanks that I’m not using

 

I see, any reason why you didn't buy females when you bought the males?

 

If your purpose is to make a bit of money off the fish, then you really should talk to someone at your local stores before you start. Nobody here can tell you anything about what types of deals those stores are willing to make.

Not all stores will take fish. And those that do, might not be interested in the particular strain or species of fish that you have. You need to know whether or not there is a market for your specific product before you invest time and money into it.

Don't assume that part will just work itself out. Just because there are few stores around doesn't mean that any of them are interested in doing business with you. You need to have that information first. It would be a shame to breed a bunch of great guppies, only to learn that nobody wants them.

So do your research. Go to those stores, and ask some questions. Do they buy locally bred fish? Do they pay cash or store credit? What species are they willing to pay for? What strains are they interested in? What quantities are they interested in?

And do it before you buy any females. Don't start without a plan.

 

Market forces will trump desire every time.

As JeremyW said do your research. The big box stores will not buy from local breeders, which is why there are so few of them left (I am one, had to stop breading angels as the last local shop went under last year). You could try online sales, but you will be competing with everyone and their uncle.

Not saying that you should not try, but go in with your eyes wide open as to what you are getting into.

 

Isn't it an economical law ? :

Easy to breed = a lot available = cheap = low profit

 

Market forces will trump desire every time.

As JeremyW said do your research. The big box stores will not buy from local breeders, which is why there are so few of them left (I am one, had to stop breading angels as the last local shop went under last year). You could try online sales, but you will be competing with everyone and their uncle.

Not saying that you should not try, but go in with your eyes wide open as to what you are getting into.

Ik thats why didn’t got a female because of that reason i want to ask the lfs first