Hi all.
I currently live in New Zealand and want some guidance/advice.
Firstly ill let you know a little about our market place; mainly its small due to the populations.
All our LFS get stock from importers that have quarantine facilities. There are a handful in NZ and due to the expense in starting/maintenance these facilities the cost here is pretty shocking. As all imported marine fish must be quarantined for 3 weeks and are checked by inspectors for disease the costs can be at times, shocking.
Regular supply is also another issue. we seem to go in waves of whats available. For instance general prices at LFS for tangs $150-300 when they are available. A basic maroon clown $75 and some of the designer clowns (I have seen them once in NZ $300 each).
For instant was in one of the Auckland main marine stores and all was available was a handful of tangs $$$, one maroon and about 12 clownfish... its a bit sad really.
I have a room available to me and I am thinking of starting my own little commercial room.
The focus is clownfish, Cardinals, Seahorses and maybe Mandarins.
Also the possibility for frag grow tanks and anemone rearing.
I have a clownfish breeding rack that I am getting in the next two weeks with a grow out tank that is one of those large freshwater plant displays that ill be converting (Think those cascade tanks that flow into the chamber below it)
I am looking at reducing my costs as heavily as possible and the focus in a ready supply.
Looking at selling direct to the hobbyist and a commercial aspect.
For clown pairs I was thinking;
True Perc
Blacks
Onyx
Purple Maroons
Saddleback
Clarks
Sebae
Allards
Again, this is if I can find the above species.
Couple of pairs of Kaudrens Cardinals and 2/3 pairs of kudas.
We once in a blue moon see these type of fish come up for sale and the retail is anywhere from $100-250 depending on time/availability/specie.
Basically looking for some guidance on how to make this successful. If this works out I am looking to open my own quarantine facility and do my own importing.
I have access to NSW and plan to try and grow my food as much as possible.
I am trying to design this in such a way to make everything as automatic as possible to reduce labour.
A big question of mine is how many pairs do you think I would need to keep a steady flow. Note that the demand here is low but also the cost is high if you get what I mean.
The goal here is to start such a room/operation that it would be financially obsolete to import these fish due to the cost associated with them.
I currently live in New Zealand and want some guidance/advice.
Firstly ill let you know a little about our market place; mainly its small due to the populations.
All our LFS get stock from importers that have quarantine facilities. There are a handful in NZ and due to the expense in starting/maintenance these facilities the cost here is pretty shocking. As all imported marine fish must be quarantined for 3 weeks and are checked by inspectors for disease the costs can be at times, shocking.
Regular supply is also another issue. we seem to go in waves of whats available. For instance general prices at LFS for tangs $150-300 when they are available. A basic maroon clown $75 and some of the designer clowns (I have seen them once in NZ $300 each).
For instant was in one of the Auckland main marine stores and all was available was a handful of tangs $$$, one maroon and about 12 clownfish... its a bit sad really.
I have a room available to me and I am thinking of starting my own little commercial room.
The focus is clownfish, Cardinals, Seahorses and maybe Mandarins.
Also the possibility for frag grow tanks and anemone rearing.
I have a clownfish breeding rack that I am getting in the next two weeks with a grow out tank that is one of those large freshwater plant displays that ill be converting (Think those cascade tanks that flow into the chamber below it)
I am looking at reducing my costs as heavily as possible and the focus in a ready supply.
Looking at selling direct to the hobbyist and a commercial aspect.
For clown pairs I was thinking;
True Perc
Blacks
Onyx
Purple Maroons
Saddleback
Clarks
Sebae
Allards
Again, this is if I can find the above species.
Couple of pairs of Kaudrens Cardinals and 2/3 pairs of kudas.
We once in a blue moon see these type of fish come up for sale and the retail is anywhere from $100-250 depending on time/availability/specie.
Basically looking for some guidance on how to make this successful. If this works out I am looking to open my own quarantine facility and do my own importing.
I have access to NSW and plan to try and grow my food as much as possible.
I am trying to design this in such a way to make everything as automatic as possible to reduce labour.
A big question of mine is how many pairs do you think I would need to keep a steady flow. Note that the demand here is low but also the cost is high if you get what I mean.
The goal here is to start such a room/operation that it would be financially obsolete to import these fish due to the cost associated with them.
