Recent content by MrPike

So the issue is excess supply? Too many aquacultured Anthelia /Candies / Other Bread and Butter available and no one wants them? Are there corals that are not in excess supply that you think would be in higher demand?

I'm in partnership with the OP. The RBTA's are about 3-4" expanded. They are bright red. They are one facet of our business, everyone we have approached as been very interested in them. We are trying to really concentrate on them, but it takes time to get to sustainable numbers. Thank you...

Hopefully its as simple as that. Im assuming from the above post by CortezMarine that dividing the wholesale price by 2.4 might give a reasonable estimate of what a wholesaler buys corals for, and thus a ballpark estimate of what an aquaculture company can expect to sell product for?

Its interesting to hear that its not a significant jump off a cliff like drop. It seems in every industry thats more of a "luxury," they have been hit tremendously recently. I wonder if the fact that reefkeeping is such a specialized hobby that it remains sort of stagnant, never huge increases...

Its encouraging, from an aquaculture companies perspective, that quality animals are in demand. I had no idea it was this difficult to acquire good livestock.

Lets hope thats 13 bucks more they spend on coral :)

Thats really unfortunate news. Those that own pet stores, has there been a significant decline in sales compared to last year at this time?

Sounds like its going fairly poorly then. Thats disappointing, but not surprising I suppose.

I am a bit worried as to how the current economic conditions will affect the marine industry. I know that the "Pet" Industry is suppose to do fairly well during these times, does the same hold true for the Marine Aquatics side? We started a greenhouse about a year ago and have been growing...

I am currently writing a business plan to farm corals. I want to find out if wholesalers are interested in buying from someone other then their overseas suppliers. I have no intention of selling retail, etail, or even selling to retail. I hate dealing with customers. My passion is growing...