do you make a profit off this?

[gemini aquarius(t)]

just wondering if its going to be profitable after awhle

 

[Dman]

All depends where you live, LA is bound to be a more viable location than the mountaiins of CO.

 

[David M]

If I DO NOT count the original investment and expenses including 5 years of paying California utility bills then yes, as of the first of this year the system brings in more than it costs to run. As a hobbyist I don't count the start up cost because I did it for fun, it was a hobby and I would have been happy to do it even if it never made money. I figure I have +/- $20k into it now so it would take a long time to recover that. As a "business venture" it would be a bust. OTOH it's all paid for so at this point yes breeding clowns is "profitable"

 

[ri]

Breeding Banggai Cardinalfish costs me more than I sell them for...

ri

 

[Kathy55g]

I just started about a year ago. I expect to break even possibly this summer. I just did my taxes, so I have toted up my expenses recently-- almost 1500$, and I did it on the cheap with donated tanks and sump.

 

[clownfish75]

Im getting there, good to see no one has bought the bentley yet, im still working on my ferrari.

Chrsitian

 

[Dman]

Bentley? Ferrari? After four years these are still foreign concepts. But I'm really close to breaking even, my biggest problem is consistency.

 

[David M]

I should qualify my remarks above, that time and investment was put into marine species other than ocellaris clowns. I only started with the clowns about a year ago so yes it can get profitable quickly I guess. I have to think the experience with other species has something to do with it though.

 

[Peter Schmiedel]

I never intend to make a win, I have 20 fish tanks and only my electricty bill is about 350 $ / months .... but when these cute little baby premnas look at me I am hooked

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

thats awsome

 

[Jamescoop]

Anyone have descriptions of their setups?