African Cichlid Breeding for Profit - What has worked for me
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2017
- In this video we go over all the things you will want to think of before getting into african cichlid breeding for profit. The startup cost is low, but youre going to want to make sure you have a way of selling the fish once you grow them out.
Hope you guys enjoy this informative video. There is alot more i can cover, please leave comments below and i hope to be bringing another part in this.
Again, dont quit your day job to do just this, but i definitely recommend trying it if youve never done it.
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I just started breeding obs. They had their first fry. Ready to start this awesome journey. Went and bought three 29 gallon tanks to fry and And I also bought 5 giraffe venustis cichlids for one if the tanks. I have a 125 gallon in my living room with 28 Africans and a 55 gallon with jewel cichlids. Jewels breed once and I sold them. I've been hooked since. Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to be making videos soon. 😃
Good luck man its very rewarding. I would concentrate on getting the breeding groups you want. Always go for quality and at least 1 male and 5 females if you can. Seems like you have some space so some 40 breeders for your breeding groups should be good
Good video. Brings back memories. I used to know a guy in the late 80s early 90s who was a marine entomologist for a large electric company local to me, He is probably dead now or in his 100s. He had a basement full of Africans and went on collecting expeditions to the great lakes of Africa bringing back rarities. I had a line on the newest and rarest of the lake cichlids. I made decent money with a few 55 gallon tanks just letting them do their thing with no intervention and selling to local shops.
I loved the video you just gained a new subscriber my friend! Very nicely put together and explained! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to create this video for us! Your the man. Thank you 🙏 have a good day sir
Very informative. Sounds like you know your stuff. Keep the good videos coming out.
+Lumpydog Thanks. Ive been keeping African cichlids for 6-7 years or so and have been a part of the facebook community and monsterfishkeepers. Always love to read up on them and watch informative videos.
Very interesting, thx for all the small details.
Very helpful video , thanks for sharing your experience
Thanks for sharing. I am going to be posting some of my breeding pairs one of these days on my channel. Thanks for this info! I like your red empress (at least I think that is what it is)
Good info. I've never sold fish but I saved allot because I use them for my clients tanks
+Fishman Appreciate you watching ✌
great info man thanks for sharing !
+David's Fish Tanks He, thanks for tuning in
Hi SF.. Excellent video.. great information.. thanks for sharing. I have a small fish room and sell when I have some at it's fun. Nothing to serious and not really for profit. I usually just make enough to help cover costs. Well done... have a great week my friend!! =D ♥♥
+DebTim A CANADIAN Girl Thanks Deb, appreciate you stopping by
Such a nice comment! I love being apart of the aquarium community! I swear we have the best community on social media!
very nice fish!
Good video man, just got into breeding myself and making homemade super food. Have posted on craigslist but no hits yet. Just curious how you doing now as its been 5yrs since video was posted
I would say the temperature myth is definitely a myth. But good information other than that. This is something I've been interested in. Seems like it would be pretty hard to make it profitable though. A peacock should not take a whole year to reach 4" they should be well over 4" at around 9 months
Can’t believe I didn’t have you subbed! Gotcha now bud👍
Matthew Moore Same here lol. Gotcha ✌
Nice information on breeding, I agree breeding yellow labs is best compared with other Mbuna.
+Aqua Kri Thanks for watching. Yellow Labs are great starter fish to breed. We are now breeding Cynotilapia afra cobue, a rarer mbuna, but harder to get them to breed
That sounds cool, I wish you good luck. I subscribed to your channel & hope to watch more video's on breeding cichlids.
Great video new subscriber from the M.A.C
+A.D. Aquatics Glad to have ya 👍 Been subbed up
Awesome video man! Couldn't agree with everything more. Basically doing the same thing except in Colorado.
+Sasquatch Aquatics Awesome, have you been selling as fry 1-2" or bigger?
Just been getting started, but now I'm thinking about selling fry. I was set up to grow everything out. You can check out the setup on My fry Friday the 13th the video if you'd like
+Sasquatch Aquatics Will do.
Been switching out all my fry into bigger grow out tanks while I'm doing one of the two 50% water changes I do a week
Me and my buddy got lucky when we picked up that 7 foot tank, it ended up coming with a whole bunch of huge Mauna, the big Frontoza, and 3 plecos. Been selling the mbuna on Craigslist, and almost have recouped the cost of the tank.
Wow, this is so very interesting! I appreciate you sharing your very detailed information. You have such beautiful fish! Your tank set up also looks very aesthetically appealing.
Okay, I have so many questions, but I will try to narrow things down to stay focused... ;-)
You first published this video 2 years ago, are you still actively breeding? If so, how many total tanks and/or gallons and breeding groups do you run right now in your operation?
At the 11:16 point in the video, you mentioned making $300-$400 with just one species, or one breeding group, in this one tank. Over what kind of timeframe did it take to make that amount of money?
From what I've read up in my research, it sounds like you could potentially have about 8-12 sets of fry or fish to sell from just 1 species, depending on how big you decide to grow them to sell. Does that sound about right?
It really does sound like a decent side hustle though once you get past all the major start-up costs. Are you maintaining pretty decent profitability now? I imagine all of your major capital expenses and sunk costs are behind you (equipment, supplies, racks, lighting, pumps, media, etc).
Have you moved beyond Craigslist and FB to selling at swap meets or local club auctions? I am not sure what kind of auction scene there is down in Florida, but I have noted many clubs in my area up in the Midwest.
Lastly, has your electric bill gone up a lot and are your food costs manageable? How many hours a week do you estimate you spend on feeding, managing the breeding process (stripping, moving fish / harems around, etc.) and doing water changes and such? Time is money, after all. I suppose building an efficient set up is key.
Thanks in advance for any and all information you will be able to provide on the specifics above.
It's late now, but I am making a note to check out the rest of your content and answers to other comments to add to the knowledge bank.
If anybody else in TH-cam-land wants chime in, your 2 cents would be much appreciated.
Cheers!
Thanks so much I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I am still breeding but have been slacking on promoting sales. I have since then made a 150 gallon pond for growouts and in 1 month made about $400 on the side selling 2-3" fish. I still sell on CL, FB, and Instagram. I decided to sell most fish once they got color to make more profit. I take videos and pictures of the fish with color and they sell pretty fast
Yo Jorge. Dat Tetrastigma is straight sik!
+Cichlid Soldier Thanks brother, about 6" now
You need to send me some of them fish!
Where in south Florida are you located
I'll be adding 2 more 29 gallons next and 2 more 10 gallon tanks.
Do u you use an egg tumbler if so how long do u w8 before you strip her
I do, usually wait a couple days from when I see she's holding . Have stripped them same day I've seen them as well but you tend to lose more eggs
You might as well wait it out until the release. Less damage to all involved. Unless your experienced & running a fish business
Thanks for the info. Are you starting to ship?
+Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga Not yet, hopefully within the next 3-4 months or so
Do you have anything available? I’m here in Miami
I do no at the moment
I just had a Hap Moorii breed with a peacock in my tank. Is that what you are calling a hybrid? In a mixed african tank, how do you know who the father is when they breed if you don't catch them in the act?
Yes that would be a hybrid. Usually hybrids are when 2 different species peacocks or haps mate.
With peacocks it is pretty common, and their body shape is mostly the same, with haps it can get a little weird.
If you have a mixed tank and have fry they are considered hybrid.
@@southfloridaafricancichlid6423 I guess it's a crap shoot on what the offspring will look like. I am debating about stripping at 3 weeks and putting them in a separate tank or just letting nature take it's course when she spits them.
I thought you weren’t allowed to sell live stock on Craigslist, can you? And also do you ship now?
You can list for rehoming in the pets section. I dont ship
Late 2017 you had made only around $400, what have you made now?
Coming from my line of work this a horrible ROI (return on investment) but I recognize you were just getting started.
Just an FYI I’ve Ben dealing with fish all my life and working with fish and water quality all my life and ofcourse in a fish tank like yours loaded with male peacocks your not going to put a few minnows but for me being a life long hobbiest my system is about 4,500 gal and I’ve had 10 to 15 different Male species of cichlids about 40 koi 4 Oscars a tiger shovel nose red tail cat just under 10 angle fish 10 Grammies and a much kinder list of tropical fish tetra and tons of live bearers sword tails guppies minnows Molly’s and so on and I’ve never had to add any more since the first time I ever added them and I have thousands of live bearers I’ve actually always had sword tail Molly’s mixed in with my cichlids just wouldn’t be possible in a setup like yours but doesn’t apply to everyone.
Just got started. I would love to pick your brain
Selling hybrids on Craigslist is a big problem for the hobby as they aren’t as nice looking and they end up being liabilities for whoever buys them. I don’t think you should be promoting it in this video
The hybrids I have sold have been very nice. The buyer knows exactly what they are before buying, and some people rather pay $5 a fish instead of $10. Thanks for your concern though