I am in the automotive business and have my own shop . When I first started my suppliers where my life line . They all wanted my business . They would bring me gifts for Christmas for me and my employees. But then after 2 years when they saw we were doing well . All 3 of the suppliers lifted the part prices by 65%. I couldn’t believe it. I was young thinking they were also my friends . and when I said I couldn’t afford it and I’m going somewhere else . They all turned on me and wanted me to pay my accounts I owed them early and they would not deal with me anymore!! I almost lost everything but I got through it and now it’s been 4 years and 3 of those suppliers are out of business. Thankyou for sharing your story cause there’s a lot of us out there that have gone through this . ❤️👍😊
This is a sad story. But personally in my opinion, you guys made the right choice. Putting business aside , personal health is more important than money
I still remember by blue half-moon dumbo spent 11 days in the USPS system but still arrived happy and hungry. This was in 2021. He is the most beautiful betta ever. In business, there is a constant rebalancing of passion, time, and profit. I wish you two the best of luck and I'll still visit your channel and your site!
Thank you for being so up front!! Hope Lisa gets some well deserved rest. I literally love how you speak about Lisa and how proud you are of her no matter what she dives into 💕💕 it's so so sweet love that this decision is making your relationship thrive!!
Totally understand from a business , emotional, and physical stance you absolutely made the right decision. However, selfishly on my part, you two have built such a reputation of Trust and Reliability that I feel if you ever sold Bettas again "We" would buy them sight unseen, and pay whatever you ask. All you would have to say is we have "X" number of males and "X" number of females and you still would not be able to keep up with the demand because you would easily sell 300-400 a week. Love you both. Keepfishkeeping!! 💜
This is sad to hear. I’ve been promoting your bettas on my channel for a while now. I was wondering what happened as some of my subs mentioned the shop page was missing 😢. The toughest part is that so many bettas are imported and coming from the saltwater world - importing is so stressful - the amount of losses can be unreal. Sounds like he strongman’ed you. Sad. COVID took out the custom lights I designed - I’m happily moved on now.
I understand leaving the Beata businesses. Destroying yourself is not a good plan. As a tech I used to work of on call and extra hours, I then hit a point of why? Yes I could have money but never see my family or enjoy myself. The fact you found that balance is a good thing.
You and your wife care so much about the fish and your customers- that is evident. You could have raised your prices to compensate for the individual photos or gone generic simply showing example photos of Red or Blue based bettas- you chose to maintain your standards. Respect.
Happy wife Happy Life. Thank you guys for all that you do. You're passion for the hobby really shows when I watch your videos. God Bless Sincerely Kevin and Amanda in central Florida
Apparently people are so devoid of logic and emotional control that they would take that personally and start to hate you 😂 I couldn’t imagine being upset because someone shot themselves in the foot making a product cost more than I want to buy and hurting their own sales Proving once again, hobbiest are often neurotic and outspoken behind computers
Thank you for sharing. It's completely understandable. That transhipper problem, imo was a good thing. The problem made you and Lisa realise the bigger picture.
John the most important thing about this situation is the relationship, is greater than before. I'm not sad about the betta's but extremely happy for both.
You guys did what you had to do! If you ever decide to sell them again, you could just jack up the price. I'd pay more for a betta knowing I'm supporting a small business and my favorite fishtubers lol. I know you guys are trying to operate well for your customers, and that means a lot, but if you need to balance out supply and demand, that's the way to go. People would understand! Then maybe you could hire a local fish nerd to take photos - sounds like a great job to me!
I find it interesting when people associate morals or ethics with product prices. It is no less or more moral/ethical if I want to sell a betta for $10000 or $1. All that matters is that someone is willing to pay the amount I'm requesting. If anyone is interested you should get Thomas Sowell's book, Basic Economics, it's excellent.
You also need to do vid's on Lisa's Snails... You get many about fish and shrimp, but not so many regarding Snails and their due care needs... In fact, a whole series with type of snail showcased each episode. This would be great!
John, I love you, I love the channel, I watch every video, I watch every Tank Talk podcast, I watch every Thursday night, both your livestream and Jason's. With that said, it is annoying how you don't understand capitalism... Two points...you should not have taken it personal with your initial supplier. There is nothing wrong with asking for market value! Second...You should have just raised prices on your bettas!!!
There’s no such thing as “taking advantage” unless you are mentally ill It’s business. If you don’t like the price. Don’t buy…. If they can’t sell at the high price their company dies The market always dictate All this emotion and crying from any of you makes 0 sense
I don't hate when people pick up their hand in a gesture that they are talking on the phone. I also pronounce betta the same as you😁 it is a little sad but I'm so happy that y'all are now not as stressed and y'all can spend more time together. ❤❤
I noticed my local shop raised the price from £7.50 to £20 eariler this year and they told me the price had increased drastically from their supplier, around that time my male had just died and I was looking for a new one, the person who served me sold it to me at the old price because I buy so much from the shop
That room you built were amazing "Betta room" but snails are way more cool than Bettas and Bettas you can find easily even good quality ones but different snails "also" good quality ones is much much harder to find! Many comes in with internal parasites or have weak shells due to calcium deficiency. I am happy you two have had a QOL upgrade, nothing beats that.
Glad you guys are ok with it and thriving still. You guys are great. But that's horrible business on the suppliers part. He would have been making so much money if he kept it as it was.
That stingy betta guy was *awful* bold tripling the price on tropical fish that are found literally everywhere. Also bladder snails are awesome! Like PLATIES!
I hope you have a beautiful Thanksgiving and lisa gets to spend time with the family you deserve the break. I love all you do and Thankful for your info. Bless you
I completely understand why you wouldn't want to keep selling bettas. I would actually want to do the job of taking photos of the bettas however, it sounds fun.
What I originally heard was USPS shipping problems was a major part of the problem. Last two online fish orders were UPS overnight from upstate N Y to Texas $200 of the $1000+ cost. Unique fish that I wanted, so I paid the piper. Maybe I'll make back the money selling the fancy swordtails but angels were just for pleasure. The breeder I bought from has amazing fish, but it's his all consuming life .He's been shipping since 1987 and is a curmudgeon. I'm weird - spend more on fish than fancy equipment, but it makes me happy
I'm glad you did what was best for the both of you and your business. I always say if you are have fun doing what you're doing great do it . If you are not having fun doing what your doing stop doing it because it just becomes a tedious process of a job and you end up hating everything about it. I'm so happy for you to be changing up what you do to find that joy again . That is great for your mental health and your business. If you enjoy what you are doing it's not a job. ❤😊
$120 is a lot for a betta but, tbh, I'd pay that for one of thirst metallic gold bettas with good body shape and finnage. The ones online look amazing. But all the ones I find in person are either washed out or splotches of gold over red or black.
Would love to see the snail room! I'm glad you guys got out of the bettas (I say Bay-ta too 😁). As pretty as they might have been, it sounds like it was a ridiculous amount of stress for you both!
Yeah Jeff is a good guy, I miss him. I regularly ask myself “I wonder what Jeff does now” and Lisa will tell me and my response is “Jeff does what” lol
Why would you use a phone for that... my camera can create folders and organize the photos. The photos get uploaded to the computer automatically through bluetooth.
Sorry that dude did that it is criminal how some businesses to advantage of Covid. Glad it worked up better for you two though, Also thanks for the explanation I have been waiting for y’all to start selling them again before I attempt to buy a new one. Knowing this will force me to leave my comfort zone and find a new place to buy them 😂.
I feel sorry for anyone selling live fish especially though the mail, way to many variables completely out of your control! A non online shop would be bad enough imo! Def not something I would ever consider even though fish are my passion, just to much hassle as a business
Still think you guys should just decide a color and fin style and just divide them out with representative photos. People would still be happy to buy them from you
Sometimes it's not worth to deal with all that mess and what the guy wanted... I've seen fish prices rising up, but this... and I doubt he had to deal with heating costs skyrocketing and state saying to keep it down to 15°C (59°F) in warehouses like here in EU.
You need to do what's best for you and Lisa. Your right you need to make money and also your wellbeing. Both keep up the amazing work you both do a fan from the Uk
Totally understandable why you made that decision. That endless cycle would definitely drain me of any passion as well. I am glad you all are in a much better place now. My blue Ramshorns I bought from you have been doing amazing! They are currently my favorite snail, I put them in every tank I set up. Also the discourse around the pronunciation of "Betta" is so stupid and a nonissue. I flip flop between the different pronunciations myself and don't care how you pronounce it. I don't know how the website is set up and thus how much work this would be, but maybe to help cut the amount of emails you get regarding selling bettas, have a page set up with a small summary blurb, a link/embed to this video, and maybe some links to retailers you believe sell the best quality bettas?
My Ramshorn snails from you are doing so well and beautiful colors. The plants I purchased are flourishing also. Btw I say Beta the same way you do and always will. 🙂
Why not just adjust prices though? You have an insanely popular, premium, product that takes a significant amount of labor to bring to market. Increasing the price will lower demand and increase margin per unit, right?
I had a nice aquarium setup. I had Buenos Aires and Serpae tetras breeding nicely. COVID started, and (coincidentally) I got hit with velvet. All my fish died within three days.
Most of the people out there stopped selling betas who were selling quality ones like your guys like simply betta and a few others online. Probably for the same reason I wouldn’t wanna deal with it either. Thankfully, where I live. There is a quality local fish store that gets very nice better. They’re pricier $20-$40 but they’re worth it for healthy fish that will last years
Really sad that happened to y’all. Unfortunately, was the passion for the Bettas that brought me to the channel. I don’t have much reason to subscribe anymore. That said best of luck. Sounds like you are making great choices for marriage❤
Wonder if it would have helped to limit the stocks of bettas available for sale rather than list the entire inventory so you can control the flow of traffic of buyers and you can deal with it at your own pace, I.e. only 5 available for sale a week for example. But what do I know lol I do love the plants and snails I’ve purchased from you guys. Sucks I missed out on the bettas you had 😢
Sucks to hear about someone trying to take advantage of you guys. Bettas are great but not worth your health, so I think you two made a really good decision!
That guy probably went from making $9 a fish (profit) from John and Lisa, who was buying let’s say 100 fish at a pop, to making $0 from John and Lisa because he got greedy🤦🏻♂️
"He started charging what we were charging and is likely doing business direct to end users himself! How dare he!" -summation This is probably the worst self tattle I've ever seen.
Look at all the overpriced cars during Covid. Now dealership LOT ROT with oversupplied lots. People can not afford expensive car loans. Increased repo’s, give it back car crisis. Dealerships/banks requiring larger downs.
Im curious about the other side of this story. I understand the vendor did not elaborate, but there has to be a reason why they raised their prices 3x.
I am 5 minutes into this video and am patiently waiting for you to tell me that Lisa is breeding betas. That also means if this reveal is something else I will be devastated. No one loves betas more than Lisa. Also my upside down catfish named John and Lisa are doing wonderful. Lisa is twice the size of John and chases him away from her all the time but I love them. Edit: heart broken and my disappointment is immeasurable. But I also want you guys to be happy. Most people don’t know the worry we have for fish. I paid $65 in shipping for $25 fish because I couldn’t panic for 3 days waiting for a fish wondering if someone is shaking them.
John you could buy a really good camera and take a photo of the entire beta wall. Make the camera viewpoint fixed. Find Photoshop specialist to write you an Photoshop's action (an automated sequence of work) that willl cut out the the batta picture one by one from the photo of super high resolution wall of beta and exports it to folder sorted by name. Literally, it can be automated up to 80% of the way and you only need to spend your money once.
Appreciate the update and honesty. Long time listener. Would you be able to do a short on Electric blue Jack Dempsey's. I have one grown female who lays eggs on a rock. I have another I'm growing out that I believe is male . I know they have to bread back to a standard. A video would help. Ty
I am in the automotive business and have my own shop . When I first started my suppliers where my life line . They all wanted my business . They would bring me gifts for Christmas for me and my employees. But then after 2 years when they saw we were doing well . All 3 of the suppliers lifted the part prices by 65%. I couldn’t believe it. I was young thinking they were also my friends . and when I said I couldn’t afford it and I’m going somewhere else . They all turned on me and wanted me to pay my accounts I owed them early and they would not deal with me anymore!! I almost lost everything but I got through it and now it’s been 4 years and 3 of those suppliers are out of business.
Thankyou for sharing your story cause there’s a lot of us out there that have gone through this . ❤️👍😊
This is a sad story. But personally in my opinion, you guys made the right choice. Putting business aside , personal health is more important than money
I appreciate the explanation . ❤
I still remember by blue half-moon dumbo spent 11 days in the USPS system but still arrived happy and hungry. This was in 2021. He is the most beautiful betta ever. In business, there is a constant rebalancing of passion, time, and profit. I wish you two the best of luck and I'll still visit your channel and your site!
how much? HMDE in my country cost $5
Thank you for being so up front!! Hope Lisa gets some well deserved rest. I literally love how you speak about Lisa and how proud you are of her no matter what she dives into 💕💕 it's so so sweet love that this decision is making your relationship thrive!!
So true
Totally understand from a business , emotional, and physical stance you absolutely made the right decision. However, selfishly on my part, you two have built such a reputation of Trust and Reliability that I feel if you ever sold Bettas again "We" would buy them sight unseen, and pay whatever you ask. All you would have to say is we have "X" number of males and "X" number of females and you still would not be able to keep up with the demand because you would easily sell 300-400 a week. Love you both. Keepfishkeeping!! 💜
This is sad to hear. I’ve been promoting your bettas on my channel for a while now. I was wondering what happened as some of my subs mentioned the shop page was missing 😢.
The toughest part is that so many bettas are imported and coming from the saltwater world - importing is so stressful - the amount of losses can be unreal.
Sounds like he strongman’ed you. Sad. COVID took out the custom lights I designed - I’m happily moved on now.
You know whats great about these guys?
They are real man
Make America Love Fish Keeping Again
One of your live streams, Lisa states "people love my snails", Then she has a cute giggle. I ordered immediately.
I understand leaving the Beata businesses. Destroying yourself is not a good plan. As a tech I used to work of on call and extra hours, I then hit a point of why? Yes I could have money but never see my family or enjoy myself. The fact you found that balance is a good thing.
That last statement was funny. I was shaking my head at that from the very start of the video.😂
I want to see the snail room. I have got some from you and love them.
You and your wife care so much about the fish and your customers- that is evident. You could have raised your prices to compensate for the individual photos or gone generic simply showing example photos of Red or Blue based bettas- you chose to maintain your standards. Respect.
Thanks for sharing the full story! I respect the honesty and transparency. It’s great to understand the reasons behind the decision. 🙌
Dang it. You had to say it at the very end and steal my thunder. Obviously, it was really all about the bett-a/bay-ta kerfuffle. 😂😂
I just knew it was because of the pressures of how you pronounce the name of the fish!! Thank you so much for confirming 😆😂😂
Happy wife Happy Life. Thank you guys for all that you do. You're passion for the hobby really shows when I watch your videos. God Bless Sincerely Kevin and Amanda in central Florida
I’m glad John and Lisa are feeling “Betta!” 😂 Seriously, I’m so glad you guys are doing well. I know as a customer, I benefit from your wisdom.
Why didn't you raise the price of the bettas to slow down sales a little? Is that a bad move? just wondering..
Apparently people are so devoid of logic and emotional control that they would take that personally and start to hate you 😂
I couldn’t imagine being upset because someone shot themselves in the foot making a product cost more than I want to buy and hurting their own sales
Proving once again, hobbiest are often neurotic and outspoken behind computers
Thank you for sharing. It's completely understandable. That transhipper problem, imo was a good thing. The problem made you and Lisa realise the bigger picture.
I completely get it. Things changed gotta make the best decisions for you guys. Thanks for all you guys do.❤😊
Great honesty John! And so glad to catch up with y'all again. Glad y'all were able to correct the ship and reset. Looking forward to your future!
As a business manager, I 💯 agree with you John.
Thank God I still have 2 betta's from KG that are healthy and gorgeous.
John the most important thing about this situation is the relationship, is greater than before. I'm not sad about the betta's but extremely happy for both.
You guys did what you had to do! If you ever decide to sell them again, you could just jack up the price. I'd pay more for a betta knowing I'm supporting a small business and my favorite fishtubers lol. I know you guys are trying to operate well for your customers, and that means a lot, but if you need to balance out supply and demand, that's the way to go. People would understand! Then maybe you could hire a local fish nerd to take photos - sounds like a great job to me!
Good joice my friend love your channel with or without the Beta's👍💪
Well done, my friend! I love your shows and appreciate the excellent information. Thank you very much! 👊👍
Your health and personal well being has to come first. Agree totally with your decision.
New to your community. But I trust you two more than you can imagine. I look forward to purchasing when you deem it is a GO. Keep it up.
Kudos to you both for prioritizing your health. Looking forward to many more years of your great content.
I find it interesting when people associate morals or ethics with product prices. It is no less or more moral/ethical if I want to sell a betta for $10000 or $1. All that matters is that someone is willing to pay the amount I'm requesting. If anyone is interested you should get Thomas Sowell's book, Basic Economics, it's excellent.
You also need to do vid's on Lisa's Snails... You get many about fish and shrimp, but not so many regarding Snails and their due care needs... In fact, a whole series with type of snail showcased each episode. This would be great!
You guys definitely made the right decision
Fair enough!
Every now and then I think I might want to start breeding and selling fish again…then I think harder. 😂
John, I love you, I love the channel, I watch every video, I watch every Tank Talk podcast, I watch every Thursday night, both your livestream and Jason's. With that said, it is annoying how you don't understand capitalism...
Two points...you should not have taken it personal with your initial supplier. There is nothing wrong with asking for market value! Second...You should have just raised prices on your bettas!!!
Sounds like a win win for you guys especially when you can find them everywhere
He's clearly taking advantage of the fact you would always purchase a lot from him.
There’s no such thing as “taking advantage” unless you are mentally ill
It’s business. If you don’t like the price. Don’t buy….
If they can’t sell at the high price their company dies
The market always dictate
All this emotion and crying from any of you makes 0 sense
I don't hate when people pick up their hand in a gesture that they are talking on the phone. I also pronounce betta the same as you😁 it is a little sad but I'm so happy that y'all are now not as stressed and y'all can spend more time together. ❤❤
I noticed my local shop raised the price from £7.50 to £20 eariler this year and they told me the price had increased drastically from their supplier, around that time my male had just died and I was looking for a new one, the person who served me sold it to me at the old price because I buy so much from the shop
I bought 6 snails from yall and I love them, the snail food yall sale is also amazing
That room you built were amazing "Betta room" but snails are way more cool than Bettas and Bettas you can find easily even good quality ones but different snails "also" good quality ones is much much harder to find! Many comes in with internal parasites or have weak shells due to calcium deficiency. I am happy you two have had a QOL upgrade, nothing beats that.
Glad you guys are ok with it and thriving still. You guys are great.
But that's horrible business on the suppliers part. He would have been making so much money if he kept it as it was.
Keep the motivation John !
😂😂 ..Nice ending John...you two be well..
So… what you’re saying is, you will be getting a batch in soon?
That stingy betta guy was *awful* bold tripling the price on tropical fish that are found literally everywhere.
Also bladder snails are awesome! Like PLATIES!
I hope you have a beautiful Thanksgiving and lisa gets to spend time with the family you deserve the break. I love all you do and Thankful for your info. Bless you
I completely understand why you wouldn't want to keep selling bettas. I would actually want to do the job of taking photos of the bettas however, it sounds fun.
What I originally heard was USPS shipping problems was a major part of the problem. Last two online fish orders were UPS overnight from upstate N Y to Texas
$200 of the $1000+ cost. Unique fish that I wanted, so I paid the piper. Maybe I'll make back the money selling the fancy swordtails but angels were just for pleasure. The breeder I bought from has amazing fish, but it's his all consuming life .He's been shipping since 1987 and is a curmudgeon. I'm weird - spend more on fish than fancy equipment, but it makes me happy
I paid 350.00 for a pair of gold halfmoons when they first came out in the early 2000s. Plus having them imported and having to pay transhipper.
I'm glad you did what was best for the both of you and your business. I always say if you are have fun doing what you're doing great do it . If you are not having fun doing what your doing stop doing it because it just becomes a tedious process of a job and you end up hating everything about it. I'm so happy for you to be changing up what you do to find that joy again . That is great for your mental health and your business. If you enjoy what you are doing it's not a job. ❤😊
I would love a spot light on her types of snails. Some I have never heard of and wonder how they work for tanks and other tank mates, substrate etc!
Higher prices means less fish abuse.I also bought some in my country who came originally from Vietnam and Thailand.Never looked back
I respect you for this
Why not just buy younger Betta's and grow them out into more premium fish and then sell them in monthly or quarterly batches?
$120 is a lot for a betta but, tbh, I'd pay that for one of thirst metallic gold bettas with good body shape and finnage.
The ones online look amazing. But all the ones I find in person are either washed out or splotches of gold over red or black.
Killer thumbnail 👍 Beard game strong 💪🏻 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 ✌❤ !!
Not even close to your level but we can all dream!
Would love to see the snail room! I'm glad you guys got out of the bettas (I say Bay-ta too 😁). As pretty as they might have been, it sounds like it was a ridiculous amount of stress for you both!
We'll show it soon
That was a Nice Texas Fish Room shirt i saw off in that fast clip.
Yeah Jeff is a good guy, I miss him. I regularly ask myself “I wonder what Jeff does now” and Lisa will tell me and my response is “Jeff does what” lol
Why would you use a phone for that... my camera can create folders and organize the photos. The photos get uploaded to the computer automatically through bluetooth.
Sorry that dude did that it is criminal how some businesses to advantage of Covid. Glad it worked up better for you two though, Also thanks for the explanation I have been waiting for y’all to start selling them again before I attempt to buy a new one. Knowing this will force me to leave my comfort zone and find a new place to buy them 😂.
I feel sorry for anyone selling live fish especially though the mail, way to many variables completely out of your control! A non online shop would be bad enough imo! Def not something I would ever consider even though fish are my passion, just to much hassle as a business
Still think you guys should just decide a color and fin style and just divide them out with representative photos. People would still be happy to buy them from you
Sometimes it's not worth to deal with all that mess and what the guy wanted... I've seen fish prices rising up, but this... and I doubt he had to deal with heating costs skyrocketing and state saying to keep it down to 15°C (59°F) in warehouses like here in EU.
Have you tried making a video and pausing it to screenshot the fish for photos?
You need to do what's best for you and Lisa. Your right you need to make money and also your wellbeing. Both keep up the amazing work you both do a fan from the Uk
I always prefer to buy directly from a breeder, they know their fish best and sometimes they are more healthy.But I know it's a lot of job.
If his Bettas are going to be that expensive, no one will buy them from him.
Yeah
That’s how free market works
So why are we talking about this like it’s special or magic
Totally understandable why you made that decision. That endless cycle would definitely drain me of any passion as well. I am glad you all are in a much better place now. My blue Ramshorns I bought from you have been doing amazing! They are currently my favorite snail, I put them in every tank I set up. Also the discourse around the pronunciation of "Betta" is so stupid and a nonissue. I flip flop between the different pronunciations myself and don't care how you pronounce it.
I don't know how the website is set up and thus how much work this would be, but maybe to help cut the amount of emails you get regarding selling bettas, have a page set up with a small summary blurb, a link/embed to this video, and maybe some links to retailers you believe sell the best quality bettas?
My Ramshorn snails from you are doing so well and beautiful colors.
The plants I purchased are flourishing also.
Btw I say Beta the same way you do and always will. 🙂
Why not just adjust prices though? You have an insanely popular, premium, product that takes a significant amount of labor to bring to market. Increasing the price will lower demand and increase margin per unit, right?
I can use some snails for my puffer fish.
I had a nice aquarium setup. I had Buenos Aires and Serpae tetras breeding nicely. COVID started, and (coincidentally) I got hit with velvet. All my fish died within three days.
What are you going to do with the betta rack system?
We took it out back and burnt it lol. I'm kidding, it's in storage just in case.
Hmm, maybe breed bettas and then sell them periodically?
Tripling whole sale price is stupid af. He knew what he was doing.
Best way to succeed in any business enterprise is to “under promise and over deliver”.
Photos could be simplified by only 2 angles, right and left, or just a video.
Put a mirror to keep them occupied with their reflection.
Most of the people out there stopped selling betas who were selling quality ones like your guys like simply betta and a few others online. Probably for the same reason I wouldn’t wanna deal with it either. Thankfully, where I live. There is a quality local fish store that gets very nice better. They’re pricier $20-$40 but they’re worth it for healthy fish that will last years
I love taking pictures of my fish. Sounds like a fun job.
With 300 fish, spending roughly 90 seconds per fish to get them settled and photographed would take a full 8 hour work day.
Ya it was fun the first year lol
Really sad that happened to y’all.
Unfortunately, was the passion for the Bettas that brought me to the channel. I don’t have much reason to subscribe anymore.
That said best of luck. Sounds like you are making great choices for marriage❤
Wonder if it would have helped to limit the stocks of bettas available for sale rather than list the entire inventory so you can control the flow of traffic of buyers and you can deal with it at your own pace, I.e. only 5 available for sale a week for example. But what do I know lol I do love the plants and snails I’ve purchased from you guys. Sucks I missed out on the bettas you had 😢
Sucks to hear about someone trying to take advantage of you guys. Bettas are great but not worth your health, so I think you two made a really good decision!
Why not take a short video clip of the betta instead of multiple pictures?
Does Lisa raise her own Zebra snails, and if so, are they breeding in salt water or fresh ?
John your Oscar tank behind you has sand in it…? Didn’t you remove all the sand in a past video?
What did you do with your set up now that you no longer selling them?
That guy probably went from making $9 a fish (profit) from John and Lisa, who was buying let’s say 100 fish at a pop, to making $0 from John and Lisa because he got greedy🤦🏻♂️
"He started charging what we were charging and is likely doing business direct to end users himself! How dare he!" -summation
This is probably the worst self tattle I've ever seen.
Look at all the overpriced cars during Covid. Now dealership LOT ROT with oversupplied lots. People can not afford expensive car loans. Increased repo’s, give it back car crisis. Dealerships/banks requiring larger downs.
so what are you going to do with the Betta system?
It’s betta (heh) to encourage people to visit their LFS anyway. Do whatever is sustainable for you. ❤
Im curious about the other side of this story. I understand the vendor did not elaborate, but there has to be a reason why they raised their prices 3x.
Wouldn't matter.
Simply raise prices
I am 5 minutes into this video and am patiently waiting for you to tell me that Lisa is breeding betas. That also means if this reveal is something else I will be devastated. No one loves betas more than Lisa. Also my upside down catfish named John and Lisa are doing wonderful. Lisa is twice the size of John and chases him away from her all the time but I love them.
Edit: heart broken and my disappointment is immeasurable. But I also want you guys to be happy. Most people don’t know the worry we have for fish. I paid $65 in shipping for $25 fish because I couldn’t panic for 3 days waiting for a fish wondering if someone is shaking them.
I love that Lisa is twice the size as John 🤣
@ I tell them they are the opposite of their name sakes. The real John is way taller than the real Lisa. The real Lisa is also way nicer.
The Betta’s were Definitely not a sustainable business profile. You were smart to go another direction.
Where do you recommend we get bettas?
If I was in search of a quality betta that was well taken care of, I'd go to Prism Bettas. (Lisa)
John you could buy a really good camera and take a photo of the entire beta wall. Make the camera viewpoint fixed. Find Photoshop specialist to write you an Photoshop's action (an automated sequence of work) that willl cut out the the batta picture one by one from the photo of super high resolution wall of beta and exports it to folder sorted by name. Literally, it can be automated up to 80% of the way and you only need to spend your money once.
Appreciate the update and honesty. Long time listener. Would you be able to do a short on Electric blue Jack Dempsey's. I have one grown female who lays eggs on a rock. I have another I'm growing out that I believe is male . I know they have to bread back to a standard. A video would help. Ty
The EBJDs are in different tanks already. Just adding that
My Senegal bichir died suddenly and unexpectedly from a freak injury
He was like 7 years old and he died in my hand 😢