Best Profitable Fish for Breeding and Selling:
Reproducing fish can help you in
earning, & you can start a fish business with a few hundred dollars. Always
start your fish breeding business small & if you are successful then expand
it.
The best way to start a fish business
is to buy a few aquariums. Add ready to breed fish. Buy paired fish from a fish
store so you don’t have to waste time & effort pairing them. Then setup a suitable setting inside the aquarium that encourages fish to breed.
Fish business depends on the following factors:
If you are looking for profitable
fish for breeding & selling then it depends on your experience level,
resources available at your location, your geographical location, available
fish food & more. Your experience level determines whether you are an
expert or beginner fish keeper & breeder.
Fish recommended for expert breeders:
Expert aquarists can breed
expensive fish that can help them earn many dollars for selling one fish. Rare
fish are at times hard to mate, breed, or they lay less eggs than cheap fish
which reduces their numbers. Experts know how to provide the right environment
to encourage expensive fish to mate, spawn, & they can take care of the
eggs & babies. It is however difficult to sell expensive fish because just some
of the aquarists will pay over a hundred dollars for buying one fish. Not
everyone will buy from you because your fish could be ill. Experts have a
better credibility & people trust them. They know where to sell the expensive
fish & a lot of online buyers buy fish from popular breeders.
Fish recommended for new breeders:
But it seems easy to sell cheap fish
that costs a few dollars. However, you won’t earn lots of money for selling a
batch of inexpensive fish. But still, you can earn some decent cash & pay the
expenses of your fish hobby.
How to save money when breeding fish:
Watch out for the fish popular in
your area because you can easily sell them. Also, see fish that meet the temperature
conditions of your area because you won’t have to use an aquarium heater & can
save the bills. Your geographical location is very important if you want to
become a successful breeder. Also, offer homemade food to your fish because it
can save lots of money. Do web research to find the fish that suits you.
Breeding Features of the Fish:
Every fish suitable for tanks is
fine for breeding & it can help you earn money. But not everyone has access
to ideal conditions, so it is very important to decide the fish that is the right
choice for spawning.
Following features will help you in
choosing the right fish for earning money.
How simple is it to spawn your fish?
Every fish spawn in a different
way. Livebearers raise their babies inside their bellies & offer nutrients
to them. Then it releases the offspring.
Fish that lay eggs may even eat
their babies.
If your fish spawn simply &
quickly, then they will help you make more wealth. If you want to start a fish
business then my recommendation is to breed platies, swordtails & mollies
because they breed on its own if you have both male & female in your aquarium.
Number of fish born & their chances of survival:
If your fish are able to give birth
to babies in a single batch then you will earn more money. Also, it is very
important to consider the survival rate of your newly born fish.
If your fish can give birth to
hundreds of babies in a single batch but their survival chances are less, then your
fish is not good for making income.
It is crucial to provide a suitable
environment to your fish & babies if you want more survival chances.
Remove parents from the babies’ tank
if they belong to the category of fish who eat their own babies.
How many times does your fish breed?
If your fish spawns quickly then they
will give birth to more babies & will help in making more income.
Also, you will have a steady stock
of young fish that you can sell throughout the year, which can help you earn
more wealth.
What is the value of your fish?
You are spawning fish for making
wealth, so it is very important to choose high value fish. Don’t go for a fish
that has simple requirements for spawning, & it spawns frequently, but it
is not expensive or not having high demand in your region.
The worth of fish will be based
on different features including how beautiful it looks, what is its cultural importance,
& how unique it is.
Dwarf Cichlids:
My suggestion is to start
breeding comparatively simple fish. Dwarf Cichlids can help you earn decent
income & they have low requirements.
Setup a breeding tank for Dwarf Cichlids:
Provide a 75 cm aquarium, use a
tank filter, a heater, a planted aquarium, & structures are enough for
breeding this fish.
Their ideal water conditions include
soft & little acidic water.
Dwarf Cichlids like tanks with an abundance
of hard-leafed plantations. They are shy species, & are best for community
aquariums, but do not keep them with non-dwarf cichlids or aggressive fish.
Buy a bunch of young Dwarf Cichlids:
Purchase a bunch of Dwarf
Cichlids & allow them to find mates. It is suggested to add a few males &
several females Dwarf Cichlids to your aquarium.
How to encourage fish to breed:
Offer them frozen & live diets
for 2 weeks & then copy the coming of the rainy season with a cool & little
water change.
Female Dwarf Cichlids will deposit eggs in a cave:
Offer your fish abundance of clay
pots or rocks that will act as caves & will help females to spawn. Female Dwarf
Cichlids will use caves for laying eggs & male will fertilize them. When
eggs are hatched then females will guard the babies until they grow to a size that
they are able to save themselves. Then it is time to keep the young fish in
another aquarium.
Dwarf Cichlids Fries:
Feed brine shrimp to the babies &
feed them on a regular basis & change partial water frequently. Babies take
longer to reach maturity & exhibit color which is the reason why breeding
Dwarf Cichlids can help you make decent income.
Discus:
Discus fish have round, laterally
compressed, bodies like a disc. Discus is an expensive fish because they look
pretty & it is hard to spawn them.
Setup a breeding tank for Discus:
It is costly to setup tank for
breeding Discus. You can setup a separate aquarium for raising fries who need
frequent water changes & quality food. If your tap water is ideal then it
can save money for RO water because you need to do multiple water changes to lower
nitrate levels because Discus is very sensitive to nitrates.
Buy paired Discus from Shop:
It is very important to buy
paired Discus from the shop which is expensive. If you want to purchase a team
of young fish, & want them to form pairs then it will take time & perhaps
a pair might never form.
Discus like to select their tank
mates so many aquarium owners purchase several fish (about 5 to 10) at a
younger age. When you see 2 Discus fish pairing off then it is time to add them
to a new tank. Always look for a paired Discus because they normally remain
mates for a lifetime.
Also, if the fish shop owner allows
you to observe the fish for some time then you can find a breeding pair by
carefully looking at them. This will help you in getting a good pair.
Female Discus will deposit eggs:
After you are done with setting up
the spawning aquarium then offer your fish different healthy live & frozen dried
diets. They will encourage your fish to breed by conditioning them. They will
then find a suitable place in the aquarium for laying eggs & male will guard
them. Do not keep other fish in the same aquarium because during breeding, your
Discus will be very aggressive towards other fish & could hurt them in saving
their eggs.
When it is time to breed, females
will deposit a few eggs in the spawning area & male will quickly fertilize
them. As the breeding proceeds, females will lay many eggs & she will
guard the area while male fertilize them. After the breeding process ends, parents
will protect their eggs, & will fan the water around them using fins to stop
fungus from growing.
Discus Fries:
It will take around 50 to 60 hours
for the eggs to hatch & babies will need a few days to swim freely in the
aquarium. Babies will follow their parents while swimming around the aquarium, &
will eat the layer of mucus that develops on the parents’ bodies.
After babies stay with the parents
for about 10 to 14 days, it is time to keep the young ones in another aquarium.
Zebra Pleco:
Zebra Pleco is an exciting &
different fish that will grab the attention of viewers.
Setup a Breeding Tank for Zebra Pleco:
Tank setup for Zebra Pleco is not
that expensive as Discus but it is hard to spawn Zebra Pleco & take care of
the babies. It is very important to provide clean water & softer conditions
for the fish. Your fish will need RO water. Also, Zebra Pleco only lays 15 eggs
in a clutch so you can’t sell many fish.
Cost of Zebra Pleco:
Zebra Pleco is a very expensive
fish & can cost around £150.
How to encourage fish to breed:
Zebra Pleco often spawn in
aquariums. You can easily start the breeding process using a few water changes.
In their wild habitat, Zebra Pleco
breed in the warm raining season. It happens from July to September.
For breeding Zebra Pleco, raise
the water temperature to about 82 Degrees Fahrenheit. Then add oxygen in tank
water using an air stone & pump.
Female Zebra Pleco will deposit eggs in a cave:
Female Zebra Pleco will get pregnant.
She will deposit around 15 eggs & male will fertilize them.
Male will be guarding the cave.
He will remain there even if eggs are hatched.
Zebra Pleco Fries:
Newborn fries will eat egg sacs for a few days then it is suggested to offer them powdered fry diet before
feeding them baby brine shrimp.
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