What to breed?

[sabertoothmonster]

If I were to get into breeding for profit, what species of cichlids would be best?

[finfan]

i would go with something like angels, you can also look into some of the dwarf cichlids apistos, rams, cribs

[stevenallenbarnard]

discuss, or maybe some of the rarer tangs.

[FrontosaurusRex]

I am trying my hand at Mpimbwe Frontosa, my brother is breeding Tropheus. Both are beautiful and expensive anywhere you go.

[Darbex]

If you want the most bang for the buck you should go for rare or most wanted. Currently Discus, Trophs, and some Tangs are either rare or a lot of people want them.

[Nickintex]

If you would like to help endangered or threatened species, try goodeids or some of the rarer killifish.

[Darbex]

He said for profit Nick

[nacra99]

Cichlids?....... Altum Angelfish....
I'll gladly pay for some F1 fry

[Zulaab]

sabortoothmonster --
If you looking for something that makes profit, be ready to work and sell your craft on Aquabid.com Some fish will be easily sold here in the Houston area, but if you want to make money on it, you will need to be able to ship using overnight delivery services.

Now what I would look for ?
From Lake Tanganyika --
There is a long list of fish from there that will make you a profit. Now remember these fish if can get something rare in the first place, will need time to grow out and start breeding for you unless you are going to to someone and get Wild Caught fish.

Since more people keep smaller tanks vs larger tanks, you will most likely have more luck with fish that fit better in smaller tanks. Another issue now comes into play. Smaller fish have smaller clutches so you will need to find a fish that breeds more often.

I suggest you take your time, figure out what you like and what makes money on Aquabid.com (dont look at threads about Wild Caught fish except for buying your breeding group) -- look for posts that posts 1" young etc... and see what others are charging for their young.

When you have found a few fish you like to look at etc... post what you have found and then I would research their needs etc.. see what people here think etc..

Good Luck

[Mzungu]

Yellow labs, if you're selling to stores, not necessarily other hobbyists. But, truthfully, breeding for profit is only really possible if you have a large aquaculture facility. Otherwise, expect to make pocket change. :)

If there is an interest, that means others can make money on it, and will in no time. So, what's rare and interesting (read: profitable) today is most likely being bred on a large scale somewhere and won't be so rare in the very near future.

[armthehomeless]

Yellow labs, if you're selling to stores, not necessarily other hobbyists. But, truthfully, breeding for profit is only really possible if you have a large aquaculture facility. Otherwise, expect to make pocket change. :)

If there is an interest, that means others can make money on it, and will in no time. So, what's rare and interesting (read: profitable) today is most likely being bred on a large scale somewhere and won't be so rare in the very near future.

+1

Couldn't have said it any better.

[finfan]

Yellow labs, if you're selling to stores, not necessarily other hobbyists. But, truthfully, breeding for profit is only really possible if you have a large aquaculture facility. Otherwise, expect to make pocket change. :)

If there is an interest, that means others can make money on it, and will in no time. So, what's rare and interesting (read: profitable) today is most likely being bred on a large scale somewhere and won't be so rare in the very near future.

+2 could not have said it better, thats why it might be easier do some of the bread and butter fish that any fish store will always carry regardless of the current fad

[newb]

It would be nice to have a successful electric blue jack dempsey breeder locally

[Zulaab]

It would be nice to have a successful electric blue jack dempsey breeder locally

Newb :

To get electric blue JD. You need to find a male and female from two different strains. Breed them and then because of how the genetics to work you will get 25% Electric Blue. Because they are a recessive gene, the fish who are electric blue are the weakest of the fish. Of those 25% you get up to if not more than 50% deaths because they are simply so weak a fish in the first place. Having more than 20-30 survive in a batch is considered good.
You have to grow them out until they are 2.5" because most stores will not accept them any smaller, because they die in droves and by 2-2.5" they are only the strongest ones left.. These guys are sellable. This is why they run so much in the stores.. because there are huge losses with these fish. I had a friend of mine who got a pair to breed.. and with in 2 months had lost everything that would have turned electric blue and you are left with just a ton of JD which looks normal.. something you basically cant sell for more than .50 a piece in quantity.

[newb]

...true...BUT...I still stand by my initiall statement.