How I get things for my tank for basically free...

[Andreas' Reef]

I just wanted to share a method I use to be able to basically get most of the things I need to support my hobby for free. It's quicker and easier than fragging corals in my opinion. I breed guppies! yes, freshwater guppies. what I did is I bought a 30 gallon storage tote from walmart and filled it with water and java moss, put in a sponge filter. I went online and bought a trio of a fairly high end guppy breed. These things are prolific. I get anywhere from 50-80 fry a month. Once I have a batch of fry that are ready to be sold, and I sell them all for about $5 each to lfs and on fb marketplace. If I sell a decent amount, I can buy myself a coral or fish for basically free. I urge others to try this. Raising the fry is fairly east and the only thing you really have to worry about is the mother eating the fry.

 

[Fish Fan]

Good job! For most, this hobby is a money sink only. It can be hard to find a way to make money in the hobby. Glad you found success with the humble guppy, nothing wrong with that, in my opinion :)

 

[Andreas' Reef]

The setup

 

[stE26wy14]

I just wanted to share a method I use to be able to basically get most of the things I need to support my hobby for free. It's quicker and easier than fragging corals in my opinion. I breed guppies! yes, freshwater guppies. what I did is I bought a 30 gallon storage tote from walmart and filled it with water and java moss, put in a sponge filter. I went online and bought a trio of a fairly high end guppy breed. These things are prolific. I get anywhere from 50-80 fry a month. Once I have a batch of fry that are ready to be sold, and I sell them all for about $5 each to lfs and on fb marketplace. If I sell a decent amount, I can buy myself a coral or fish for basically free. I urge others to try this. Raising the fry is fairly east and the only thing you really have to worry about is the mother eating the fry.

What do u feed?

 

[Andreas' Reef]

What do u feed?

Brine shrimp, flakes, pellets, bloodworms if I have any. I feed the fry freshly hatched brine shrimps, daphnia, crushed up flakes, sometimes live brine shrimp if I have them left over

 

[smitten with ocean life]

good for you!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I just wanted to share a method I use to be able to basically get most of the things I need to support my hobby for free. It's quicker and easier than fragging corals in my opinion. I breed guppies! yes, freshwater guppies. what I did is I bought a 30 gallon storage tote from walmart and filled it with water and java moss, put in a sponge filter. I went online and bought a trio of a fairly high end guppy breed. These things are prolific. I get anywhere from 50-80 fry a month. Once I have a batch of fry that are ready to be sold, and I sell them all for about $5 each to lfs and on fb marketplace. If I sell a decent amount, I can buy myself a coral or fish for basically free. I urge others to try this. Raising the fry is fairly east and the only thing you really have to worry about is the mother eating the fry.

That’s a smart way of making money to fuel your feeding purchases! Well done!

 

[mikst]

Brine shrimp, flakes, pellets, bloodworms if I have any. I feed the fry freshly hatched brine shrimps, daphnia, crushed up flakes, sometimes live brine shrimp if I have them left over

Nice variety. I have frozen bbs, frozen blood worms, freeze dried blood worms, pellets, flake, freeze dried shrimp. I have some daphnia growing in a tank, I was thinking of culturing then specifically so I could have some on hand live food. How do you culture yours?

 

[mikst]

I just wanted to share a method I use to be able to basically get most of the things I need to support my hobby for free. It's quicker and easier than fragging corals in my opinion. I breed guppies! yes, freshwater guppies. what I did is I bought a 30 gallon storage tote from walmart and filled it with water and java moss, put in a sponge filter. I went online and bought a trio of a fairly high end guppy breed. These things are prolific. I get anywhere from 50-80 fry a month. Once I have a batch of fry that are ready to be sold, and I sell them all for about $5 each to lfs and on fb marketplace. If I sell a decent amount, I can buy myself a coral or fish for basically free. I urge others to try this. Raising the fry is fairly east and the only thing you really have to worry about is the mother eating the fry.

Nice job!