Title: Guppies
Description: LOTS of them
ladyjade1970 - June 21, 2005 04:28 AM (GMT)
In our local classifieds a lady had 350+ guppies for sale for $18...including plants and snails, no tanks.
For a brief moment I was tempted... :thinking: but then realized I would have to be :cuss: stupid to do that!
That is a LOT of guppies!!!!! She said she used to own a petstore and used to breed her own feeders....
Must not have had enough coffee when I contacted her! LOL
Vip - June 21, 2005 05:25 AM (GMT)
350 guppies??? damn, what would you do with them....
Dwarf_Dude - June 21, 2005 10:50 AM (GMT)
i would buy them and take them straight to the lfs and get $2 per guppy.
pay=$18
sell=350 guppys and $2 each
profit=$682
DD
ladyjade1970 - June 21, 2005 08:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dwarf_Dude @ Jun 21 2005, 05:50 AM) |
i would buy them and take them straight to the lfs and get $2 per guppy.
pay=$18
sell=350 guppys and $2 each
profit=$682
DD |
hmmmm.....good idea! That just might work!
dtroup2 - June 21, 2005 09:20 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
QUOTE (Dwarf_Dude @ Jun 21 2005, 05:50 AM)
i would buy them and take them straight to the lfs and get $2 per guppy.
pay=$18
sell=350 guppys and $2 each
profit=$682
DD
hmmmm.....good idea! That just might work! |
If she has resorted to listing them in the classifieds, she's probly already tried that but good idea anyway :lol2:
EricaySFC - July 5, 2005 01:22 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dtroup @ Jun 21 2005, 09:20 PM) |
| QUOTE | QUOTE (Dwarf_Dude @ Jun 21 2005, 05:50 AM)
i would buy them and take them straight to the lfs and get $2 per guppy.
pay=$18
sell=350 guppys and $2 each
profit=$682
DD
hmmmm.....good idea! That just might work! |
If she has resorted to listing them in the classifieds, she's probly already tried that but good idea anyway :lol2:
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Lol, true. Or maybe Jade knows about an lfs that this lady doesn't. Or maybe Jade has some connections. :unsure:
Dude, you can't ask $2 per guppy. They get them cheaper than that from the supplies. Try fifty cents or something and you'll still get your money's worth.
OohFeeshy - July 10, 2005 06:45 PM (GMT)
Wow, thats a hell load of guppies. I vote you should get a 350g tank and fill it with guppies just for the heck of it :)
Shae - July 11, 2005 12:44 AM (GMT)
I would purchase them, see if theres any good looking fish in there, keep them, and start a line or two depending. Sell the rest online, or feed them to your other fish. I currently have about 600 guppys.
Shae
kimo - August 6, 2005 06:48 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Shae @ Jul 10 2005, 07:44 PM) |
I would purchase them, see if theres any good looking fish in there, keep them, and start a line or two depending. Sell the rest online, or feed them to your other fish. I currently have about 600 guppys.
Shae |
No need for me to purchase them... I have about 20 fancy female guppies in my 150g tank who are ready to explode. That doesn't include my breeder tank that has 20 more.... let's see - that's 40 x 35 (min) = 1440 x 3 months >> 4320 guppies in 3 months! If I cull 90% that still leaves 432 !!! Anyone for guppy gumbo ? :lol:
btw: In the 70's I used to sell hb reds for $35 a trio. >> that would make this batch $5020.00 Even at $3. apiece it would be over $1k. :woo:
mango4jade - August 6, 2005 03:36 PM (GMT)
350 guppies isnt much :P Put a trio in a pond for a few months, and it will be full of babies ;) Trust me...had 2 tanks full when I came home from holidays. Selling online is a good idea..sell like $5 a trio and you will make a good profit :D
kimo - August 6, 2005 06:03 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (mango4jade @ Aug 6 2005, 10:36 AM) |
| 350 guppies isnt much :P Put a trio in a pond for a few months, and it will be full of babies ;) Trust me...had 2 tanks full when I came home from holidays. Selling online is a good idea..sell like $5 a trio and you will make a good profit :D |
Have to make sure the trio is homozygous before you put them in the pond. Otherwise you may end up with 90% common feeder guppies. Mine will go for at least $ 15:00 a pair when I get them to where I want them... Another few years.