Re: How much to sell baby angelish for?

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"Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have a batch of freshwater angelfish that I'm trying to find a LFS to
buy
> from me, and I'm wondering what would be a reasonable asking price.
>
> The fish bodies are roughly the size of a 50 cent piece.  The fish are
very
> healthy.  I haven't lost one in a long time and, although some are
smaller,
> none of them appear to have deformities or other problems.
>
> The fish are the result of the spawning of a golden angelfish (female) and
a
> silver zebra (male).
>
> I talked with one LFS.  His wife is the buyer.  He said they'd love to get
> tank raised angels and they do so much better than the harvested ones they
> buy.  Only problem is his wife has been gone for a while and so we haven't
> been able to talk to her about buying them.  Don't know the amount they'd
be
> willing to pay.  They currently have some for sale in their store that are
> the same size as ours but are very plain looking.  They're selling them
for
> $4.
>
> Another LFS that I've dealt with only occasionally.  The asst. manager
said
> they "might" be willing to offer $1 in store credit per fish.  If we
wanted
> cash, he wasn't sure if they would do that, and he also figured it would
be
> less.  We'd have to talk to the owner/manager.  They sell their angels for
> $5.  (Everything in this store is sky high.  2x or more what I'd pay for
> things online.  In reality, $1 in store credit would be a pittance.  If I
> sold them my entire batch I could probably get a couple of containers of
> food and a couple of fish.)
>
> My question for the group:  what do you think is a reasonable asking
price?
> To me, if the stores are selling them for $4-$5, I don't think it
> unreasonable to ask $1.50 (cash, not credit).  But, I don't know what
> angelfish go for wholesale.  Can anyone out there tell me this?  I see no
> reason why I should be able to sell them for the same price as the LFS's
> other suppliers, especially since mine are tank raised.
>
> The other thing is that if I don't find a LFS to buy them soon, I may not
be
> able to keep them much longer.  I figure once I sell this first batch,
I'll
> probably be able to continue to do business with that store in perpetuity.
>
> I have this batch of 50-75, another batch of perhaps 100 that will be
> "ready" in less than a month, and a group of eggs that just hatched 3 days
> ago.
>
> Tony
>
>