BUILDING A TROPICAL FISH STORE BUSINESS

SO HERE I AM AGAIN,THIS TIME I'M PUTTING TOGETHER a plan to build A BUSINESS AROUND A HOBBY OF MINE; TROPICAL FISH. I'M STARTING FROM SCRATCH WITH JUST AN IDEA. STARTING WITH NO MONEY OR VERY LITTLE. FIRST THING TO DO IS COLLECT AS MANY USED FISH TANKS AS POSSIBLE FOR FREE OR AT LITTLE COST AT FLEA MARKETS AND YARD SALES AND EBAY, NEWSPAPERS, CRAIG'S LIST AND ANY WAY OTHER THAN STORES (LAST RESORT). NEXT SET UP WHAT YOU HAVE AND GET A PAIR OF ANY FISH MALE AND FEMALE AND MATE THEM. HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE SEVERAL TANKS TO DO THIS WITH. AFTER MATING THE FISH, KEEP FRY SEPARATE FROM PARENTS . UNTIL 1" IN SIZE AND SELL TO STORES, THAT SELL FISH, IF THERE ARE NO FISH OR PET STORES THAT WILL BUY YOUR FISH GET A BUSINESS LICENSE AND SELL THEM OUT OF YOUR HOME. TAKE 30% OF MONEY TO REINVEST IN BUSINESS (MORE TANKS AND FISH FOOD AND MEDICINE,SUPPLIES)ETC.TAKE 40% PUT IN SAVINGS FOR RENT OF BUILDING LATER. ALL THE WHILE BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS WITH FLYER'S AND BUSINESS CARDS. ALSO ADVERTIZE ON WEBSITE, BLOGS, NEWSPAPERS, CRAIGSLIST, EBAY, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND OTHER MEDIS IF POSSIBLE. EVERYTIME SOMEONE BUYS A FISH GET AND RETAIN ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN ON THEM FOR FURTHER CONTACT LATER ON.
.          IF SPACE ALLOWS SET UP AS MANY TANKS AS NECESSARY TO RAISE ABOUT 25 DIFFERENT VARIETY'S OF FISH SOME YOU CAN KEEP IN SAME TANK OTHERS YOU CAN'T. KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING. FEEDING,TEMPERATURE,WATER CONDITION, ETC.KEEP MATING FISH AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM IN TANKS TO DO SO, EACH WEEK MATE A DIFFERENT FISH AND RAISE TO 1" OR BIGGER BEFORE SALE. FEEDING BABIES TWICE A DAY. ROTATE SALE EACH WEEK: FOR INSTANCE MOLLIES,AND SWORD TAILS AND PLATYS WEEK ONE, THEN GOURAMIS, BETAS, GUPPY'S SECOND WEEK. AND THE THIRD WEEK OSCARS, JACK DEMPSEY'S,DISCUS AND THE FORTH WEEK ALL OTHERS AND THAT'S A LOT OF FISH. AFTER ABOUT 1 YEAR I SHOULD BE RAISING ABOUT 500 OR MORE BABIES EACH MONTH WHICH IF YOU SELL AT AN AVERAGE OF $0.50 EA COMES OUT TO $250.00 A MONTH. NOW ITS TIME TO OPEN A SMALL STORE IN A GOOD LOCATION (LOCATION IS EVERYTHING)SIGN A SHORT LEASE BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED A BIGGER LOCATION WITHIN A YEAR. AFTER FINDING A LOCATION AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE SAY $800 a month and a light bill of $300 A MONTH. LETS GET STARTED WE WILL NEED ABOUT (30) TEN GAL. TANKS SET UP (10)15 GAL TANKS, (5)20-GAL TANKS AND AT LEAST (2)55 GAL OR BIGGER TANKS ALL SET UP. NEED TO ODER FISH SUPPLIES AND TANKS FOR SALE. TOTAL COST TO OPEN APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00: WEEKLY OPERATING COST ABOUT $250 WEEKLY OPERATING COST OR $1000.00 A MONTH.SELLING THE FISH AT AND AVERAGE OF $2.00 EACH (SOME FOR $1.29 SOME FOR $8.00 OR MORE AND A LOT OF FISH PRODUCTS AND TANKS)SO IF WE CAN SELL AND AVERAGE OF 40 FISH A DAY NOT COUNTING EVERYTHING ELSE WE CAN MAKE MONEY. ALL WE NEED IS A GIMMICK OR TWO LIKE A LARGE AEROWANA IN FRONT DISPLAY OR GIVE AWAY A FREE TANK FOR PURCHASE OF A CERTAIN AMT. ONCE YOU GET PEOPLE STARTED THEY WILL BE BACK FOR OTHER SUPPLIES. PUT IN PAPER GIVING AWAY 10 GAL. FISH TANKS FOR PURCHASE OF $50 OR MORE. YOU CAN GET A NEW 10 GAL TANK FOR ABOUT $7.00. AND THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED FOR THE TANK WILL MORE THAN OFFSET THE COST TO YOU. IN MOST CASES THEY NEED HEATER, PUMP.THERMOMETER, GRAVEL, PLANTS, HOOD, AND OF COARSE FISH. WELL YOU GAVE AWAY A 10GAL TANK AND IN RETURN YOU SOLD $50 WORTH OF STUFF OR MORE. NOW THE ONE WHO GOT THE TANK GOES HOME SETS THE TANK UP. AND IN NO TIME WILL BE BACK TO GET MORE SUPPLIES MORE FISH FOOD AND MORE FISH. ONCE THE TANK GETS TO SMALL TO HOLD ALL THERE FISH. SOME WILL BE BACK TO GET A BIGGER TANK. MORE SUPPLIES, MORE FISH FOOD, AND OF COARSE MORE FISH. AS YOU CAN SEE THE TROPICAL FISH MARKET CAN BE QUITE PROFITABLE IF YOU CAN OUT DO THE COMPETITION. I HAVE NOTICED ONE THING AT MY LOCAL PET STORE THAT SELLS EVERYTHING FOR PETS ONE WHOLE CORNER IS DEDICATED TO FISH AND EVERYTIME I GO TO GET SUPPLIES THE FISH DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS BUSY WHERE THE REST IS JUST DOG GROOMING, VET DEPT. BEING REALLY CONSERVATIVE I WOULD SAY THIS PET STORE AVERAGES NO LESS THAN 30 CUSTOMERS TO THE FISH DEPT EA DAY AND THE CUSTOMERS AVG SPENDING AT LEAST $5.00 EA VISIT. THATS BEING CONSERVATIVE, SO WE HAVE A AVERGAGE OF $150 A DAY TO THE FISH DEPT. THATS $1050.00 A WEEK, $4,200 A MONTH CONSERTIVELY PROBABLY MORE. THEY HAVE A GOOD SELECTION OF FISH AND SUPPLIES. THIS STORE IS LOCATED IN A BIG SHOPPING COMPLEX AND ARE BUSY EACH TIME I BEEN THERE AND I FIGURE IF THE FISH DEPT HAS AT LEAST TWO CUSTOMERS OTHER THAN ME AND I AM ONLY IN THERE ABOUT 15 MINUTES SO AT THERE PEAK AROUND 12 CUSTOMERS PER HR. AT THERE LOW 1 PER HOUR A AVERAGE OF 6 PER HOUR TIMES 12 HOURS A DAY OR 72 GIVE OR TAKE 10 CUSTOMERS A DAY JUST FOR FISH PRODUCTS. TAKING THE LOW NUMBER OF 62 CUSTOMERS PER DAY TIMES 30 DAYS I COME UP WITH 1860 CUSTOMERS IN A MONTH, REMEMBER THIS IS THE LOW SIDE IT COULD AND PROBABLY IS MUCH MORE. EACH CUSTOMER SPENDING AND AVERAGE OF OVER $5 BUT WE WILL USE $5 I SPEND AND AVG OF OVER $8.00 EACH TIME I GO. SO WE WILL SAY BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE 1800 CUSTOMERS X $5.00 =$9,000 PER MONTH CONSERVATIVE. REMEMBER BACK TO THE $4,200 A MONTH JUST IN CASE. NOW LETS FIND A BUILLDING WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC LOTS OF PARKING SURROUNDED BY A LOT OF OTHER STORES DOING GOOD BUSINESS PREFERABLY IN A NEW MALL OR STORE COMPLEX. WE ARE GOING TO SPECIALIZE IN FISH BUT MAYBE SELL OTHER ITEMS AS WELL. WE NEED A STORE THAT CAN HOUSE AT LEAST (50) 10 GALLON TANKS STACKED 3 HIGH AT LEAST (3) 55 GAL TANKS (4) 15 GAL TANKS (1) 150 GAL TANK 4 ISLES OF TANKS AND SUPPLIES FOR SALE A BACK ROOM TO STORE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND TO RAISE FISH. IF YOU WANT TO BEAT THE COMPETITION WE WILL BE ABLE TO RAISE ABOUT 50% OF OUR FISH WITH RELATIVE EASE. THERFORE ABLE TO BEAT THE COMPETITION ON PRICE AND QUILITY. HOME RAISED FISH ARE HEALTHIER AND BETTER LOOKING IN MY OPION. WITH A LITTLE HELP ON THE MONEY END I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS THE MONEY TO INVEST. ME I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MANAGE THE PLACE AND WORK FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFITS. IF ANYONE RICH OR SIMI RICH READS THIS BLOG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT ME AND HOW I WOULD BE GREAT TO RUN YOUR TROPICAL FISH STORE. I'M RETRED DRAWING SOCIAL SECURITY AND A PENSION. I'M A WORKAHOLIC HAVE WORKED HARD ALL MY LIFE, HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN A LOT OF INDUSTRYS, SUCH AS STEEL, ALUMINUM, HOSERIEY MILLS. MAINTENANCE, MOTEL INDUSTRY, AND OWNER OF NIGHT CLUB. SERVED IN NAVY FOR 7 YEARS MOSTLY VIETNAM, BUT EVER SINCE I WAS A BOY MY HOBBIES HAVE BEEN TROPICAL FISH., STAMP AND COIN COLLECTION..
I'M NOT RICH ENOUGH NOW TO OPEN A STORE ON MY ON AND DON'T KNOW IF I WILL LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT ACCOMPLISHED, BUT I AM WORKING ON IT, I HAVE 6 TANKS SET UP AT THIS TIME. THE 55 GAL TANK I BOUGHT ON CRAIGSLIST FOR $50 HAS A PAIR OF RED BAY SNOOKS HE IS 13" LONG SHE IS 9' LONG, 3 FULL GROWN CONVICT FISH, ONE BROWN KNIFE 7", ONE BALA SHARK, TWO PLECOS 6", TWO CORY CATS 4". IN THE 20 GAL TANK I HAVE FOUR MARBLE ANGELS 4", 3 BLACK SKIRT TETRAS, ONE GOLD GOURAMI, MATED PAIR OF BLUE GOURIMI. I HAVE THREE 10 GAL TANKS SET UP, TANK 1 IS FULL OF ALL FISH I HAVE RAISE FROM BABIES ABOUT 5 GENERATION OF THE BLUE GOURAMI, AND A COUPLE OF FEMALE BETTAS. IN THE SECOND 10 GAL TANK ALL OF THE LAST BATCH OF THE BLUE GOURAMI ABOUT HALF INCH NOW APPROXIMATELY 100. IN THE THIRD 10 GAL GOLD FISH TO FEED THE RED BAY SNOOK. IN THE 5 GAL. A MALE AND FEMALE BETA WHICH I AM TRYING TO MATE SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T YET. BUT KNOW I CAN.
I THINK A MERE $15,OOO GIVE OR TAKE A FEW THOUSAND DEPENDING ON HOW BIG WILL DO AND I CAN SEE THE INVESTMENT PAYING FOR ITSELF IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS WITH BENEFITS WELL INTO THE FUTURE. THINK ABOUT IT AND LET ME KNOW. I CAN'T INVEST ANY MONEY JUST EXPERIENCE AND ALL THE TIME I HAVE LEFT ON THIS EARTH. I NEED TO WORK TO STAY FIT. IN THE MEANTIME KEEP RAISING AND SELLING FISH FOR ALMOST A %100 PROFIT THIS IS WHERE YOU MAKE MONEY. ITS EASY TO RAISE FISH TO SELL AND ONLY COST A LITTLE TO FEED AND CARE.THE ONLY HARD PART IS GETTING PEOPLE IN THE STORE;YOU HAVE TO ADVERTISE. BUT THIS IS ONLY TEMP. WE EITHER KEEP THE STORE OR WE EXPAND INTO THE LARGEST TROPICAL FISH STORE ON THE EAST COAST OR THE WORLD THAT PHRASE THE LARGEST WILL BRING IN A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW I'VE BEEN TO THE LARGEST ON THE WEST COAST AND THEY WERE SELLING FISH EVERY SECOND OR AT LEAST 50 PER HOUR.AND THEY COULD UNDERSELL EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CAME FROM LONG DISTANCE TO SHOP THERE. VERY SIMPLE SET UP IT WAS ROWS AND ROWS OF FISH TANKS SELLING LIVE PLANTS AND FISH OF EVERY SORT. THEY PROBABLY HAD OVER 300 TANKS OR MORE. BUT THAT'S MY PLAN AND IT WILL TAKE ME A GOOD 3 YEARS TO GET THERE UNLESS I CAN FIND A PARTNER WITH MONEY TO INVEST SO I CAN SPEED UP THE PROCESS. HE CAN SUPPLY THE MONEY AND I CAN SUPPLY A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ON RAISING FISH AND RUNNING A BUSINESS, ALREADY HAVE CASH REGISTERS,COMPUTERS,CAMERAS,AND PHOTO EXPERIENCE.ONLY NEED A GOOD PARTNER TO HELP OUT ONCE IN A WHILE OR A SILENT PARTNER WHO WILL FURNISH THE MONEY TO OWN THE WORLDS LARGEST TROPICAL FISH STORE. RUN BY TROPICAL FISH HOBBYIST. WE WILL HAVE TO HIRE ABOUT 10-20 EMPLOYEES TO RUN THE SIZE I'M TALKING ABOUT. SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LARGE SUPERMARKET. NOT ONLY CAN YOU SELL IN THE STORE BUT ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET. ME I'M RETIRED AND CAN ONLY MAKE $12,000 A YEAR BEFORE THEY START DECREASING MY SS UP UNTIL I REACH 65 THEN I CAN MAKE ALL I WANT AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY AWAY. TROPICAL FISH ARE MY HOBBY AND I THINK I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH A JOB DEALING STRICTLY WITH FISH.THIS IS MY PASSION AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG IF YOU TEAM UP WITH ME NOW DON'T WAIT TILL ITS TO LATE AND I DON'T NEED ANY HELP TO GET STARTED.WILL APPLY FOR A GRANT AND IF THAT DON'T WORK I WILL TRY TO GET A LOAN FROM SBA OR VETERAN LOAN.AND IF THAT DON'T WORK IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 3-4 YEARS BY MYSELF NO HELP. LOOK FOR ME THEN. "LARGEST EAST COAST TROPICAL STORE" OR "WORLDS LARGEST TROPICAL FISH STORE" IF I ONLY LIVE THAT LONG.

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