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sh2007 
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 Topic: is it possible to make profit from breeding clown
Posted: October 25 2012 at 2:46pm |
I would like to get some input to see is it worthy to look into breeding clown fish to support local fish store. As of now I am just doing it for fun, but would like the hobby paid for it self sometime down in the road. So is there a big market for clown fish, because I don't want to end up with hundreds of fish and no store would want it. And what is a fair price to ask for a fish. Any input is greatly appreciate.
What is a fair price to ask for?
Regular ocellaris ?
Regular Percular?
True Percular?
Darwin Black/White?
Ausis Black/white?
SnowFlake?
Black Ice ?
Platinum?
Picasso?
any other?
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Posted: October 25 2012 at 3:55pm |
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I'd suggest you talk with the local stores and see if they need more local suppliers and what they pay for the baby clows.
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Posted: October 25 2012 at 7:23pm |
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IMO there are a lot more people doing it then LFS to buy..
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This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle.
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Posted: October 25 2012 at 7:45pm |
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I have heard through the grape vine that wild harvest of clowns is going to be banned. I would think if that happens it would be good money.
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Posted: October 26 2012 at 12:43am |
Ocellaris and Perculas are almost always in demand, but there is not a lot of profit in them.
Any other kind of clown including designer clowns, one could easily flood the local market with just one pair, but there is potentially a much bigger profit margin.
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Posted: October 26 2012 at 1:36pm |
 napalm77 wrote:
I have heard through the grape vine that wild harvest of clowns is going to be banned. I would think if that happens it would be good money. |
I actually heard that as well. But if you do breed designer clowns, only a small percentage will come out to be designer clowns, And getting a GRADE A would be pretty small. The majority of them will come out standard old clown fish.
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Posted: October 26 2012 at 2:04pm |
Nails12 wrote:
napalm77 wrote:
I have heard through the grape vine that wild harvest of clowns is going to be banned. I would think if that happens it would be good money. |
I actually heard that as well. |
Yep, that is true. See link. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/reef_fish_in_peril/pdfs/Clownfish-and-damselfish-petition-2012.pdf
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Posted: October 29 2012 at 10:53am |
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I sold a batch of 20 baby occularis clowns a couple of months ago. I just sold to members on the board. I sold them for $10 each. I asked fish stores how much they would give me for them and it was between $6 and $8 depending on the store. I had no problem selling them.
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Posted: October 29 2012 at 12:43pm |
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I think you can make a few bucks and with time you will eventually sell them all . However you are not going to make so much to retire on or anything unless you open a warehouse and obtain hundreds of mated pairs but then it would just be like changing professions because you will be spending more than 40 hours a week at it. So if it something you enjoy. Have fun with but don't take it to serious. I know at least 10 people on the wasatch front who ethier are currently doing it or have in the recent past. I am sure there is more to.
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