anyone own their own LFS? i think that is what i want to do. so im lookin for advice - Page 3

BiggySmalls · 03/10/2008, 06:43 PM

yea

id have to put alot of thought into this, im not sure if ill do it, or just have my own nice tank at home, and do something with dogs

Lotus99 · 03/10/2008, 11:53 PM

You could always do a "scoop the poop" business where you go and remove dog poop from people's yards

I hear it's pretty profitable.

OnoIgotICH · 03/11/2008, 04:11 PM

if your not totally dedicated and wont stick with it through the bad, then dont do it.

dogs arent really a big hobby like fish. While everyone has dogs, the buisness for it is minimum. The type of people who have dogs, are the type of people who go to petland.

viodea · 03/12/2008, 07:19 AM

actually, how big is this hobby? Is there any statistic about number of people in this hobby? Any data on how much each person spend annually?

FishBait · 03/14/2008, 11:08 AM

Hey Biggie, I've been where you are and let me tell you what I did. I also thought about an lfs (going in w/a good friend as a partner) but after working in the fish/aquarium retail industry for about 6 years I started turning down sales more than offering them. We just didn't have the kind of people who appreciated animals the same way as me and figured I'd have to "sell out" to make money. Not saying a moral shop can't be very profitable, just don't assume it will be.

Anyway, I loved what I did in terms of the actual job itself, so I decided why not do it professionally. I made the decision to try to get into the public aquarium field. After only obtaining a 2-year degree I landed a job at one and it has been everything I wanted. If you don't want to have to spend a lot of time in college, an aquaculture degree is really much better suited for this than a 4-year Bachelor's. There is even a school in Oregon that offers an aquarium science degree. Just another option to think about.

03/10/2008, 11:53 PM	#52
Lotus99 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,398	You could always do a "scoop the poop" business where you go and remove dog poop from people's yards I hear it's pretty profitable. __________________ "So long, and thanks for all the fish" Current Tank Info: 125g reef, gobies, cardinals, softies and LPS; 36g Neo Nano tank; 10+ FW tanks

03/10/2008, 06:43 PM	#51
BiggySmalls Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: chi-town Posts: 1,315	yea id have to put alot of thought into this, im not sure if ill do it, or just have my own nice tank at home, and do something with dogs

03/11/2008, 04:11 PM	#53
OnoIgotICH Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 287	if your not totally dedicated and wont stick with it through the bad, then dont do it. dogs arent really a big hobby like fish. While everyone has dogs, the buisness for it is minimum. The type of people who have dogs, are the type of people who go to petland.

03/12/2008, 07:19 AM	#54
viodea Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 520	actually, how big is this hobby? Is there any statistic about number of people in this hobby? Any data on how much each person spend annually?

03/14/2008, 11:08 AM	#55
FishBait Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 796	Hey Biggie, I've been where you are and let me tell you what I did. I also thought about an lfs (going in w/a good friend as a partner) but after working in the fish/aquarium retail industry for about 6 years I started turning down sales more than offering them. We just didn't have the kind of people who appreciated animals the same way as me and figured I'd have to "sell out" to make money. Not saying a moral shop can't be very profitable, just don't assume it will be. Anyway, I loved what I did in terms of the actual job itself, so I decided why not do it professionally. I made the decision to try to get into the public aquarium field. After only obtaining a 2-year degree I landed a job at one and it has been everything I wanted. If you don't want to have to spend a lot of time in college, an aquaculture degree is really much better suited for this than a 4-year Bachelor's. There is even a school in Oregon that offers an aquarium science degree. Just another option to think about.