Stewie Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hi guy's, I have an interest in breeding Betta's and want to know if we (Australian's) have any massive Betta's farm's like in Thai Land??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi Stewie. Welcome to the forum. I'm not aware of any massive farms like in Thailand. There are commercial breeders but I don't think they are on the same scale as those in Asia. Are you thinking of starting one up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Please tell us something about yourself, Stewie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Bettarazzi just started one last week! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Bettarazzi just started one last week! Lol Yeah, I guess he did Paul! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Does any one know any thing about the commercial breeders in Aus? And do they do well for them selfs out of it? Are there many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Doubt you'll find commercial breeders in Australia ... the majority of the veiltails and crowntails in the shops are imported by their thousands for next to nothing per fish and wholesaled out for around $2 - $3 per fish.... most who got to the LFS will not pay more than the $8 average Betta... certainly not for the cost of a half moon or any other classy line of Bettas.... to start up a commercial Betta farm in Aust... you would need to be in the northern climes to start (no heating costs and year round production possible)... being anywhere in the very north of Australia then creates huge overheads in terms of it being nowhere near the major population areas that will be your main markets so freight will be a killer... access to breeding stock from within Australia would be limited and to import from overseas is becoming so costly, even with the high performance of the Aussie dollar at the moment the prices haven't dropped so when the Aussie dollar goes back down the prices will become even more ridiculous unless you set up your own quarantine approved premises.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 G'day Bettarazzi, I'd love to start a Betta farm for the reason's I love them, nobody has anything in Australia like the Thai's or the quality, sick of import drama and I'd think it would be worth wild business. I know alot but would need to go over to Thai Land to learn from their experience etc. I really get into thing's properly and would love to practice breeding strains etc. It's a wonderful science to explore. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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