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Now that we've shown a sample of our fish to our selected dealers we need to consider how often to ask for an order. A sharp dealer would have asked for contact information from you when you delivered your samples. You should call the next day to ask how the fish are. Hopefully they were priced shortly after you left and sold prior to the following day. If so, that leaves a question in the dealer's mind, "if I only bought 6 and they sold in a matter of hours, how many should I order?" If you're asked for all you have at that time remember you're holding only the best for future stock. Rather than delivering them all at one time though, portion them out. You don't want to overload your bags and you want your dealer's customers to remain hungry for your next delivery. I'd try to limit the size of an order of one type of fish to 25 specimens at a time. You dealer will eventually realize you have his/her best interest at heart by doing this. I'd only make exceptions for special promotions - theirs not yours. Why undercut your establish price?

You've now figured a way to sell one type of fish. are there others you're interested in? Prior to buying that ask if there's something your dealer would like for you to breed for him/her. No reason to dabble in something there's no market for. If your dealer has something in mind ask if there's a way for him to get it for you. If so, compare pricing and sizes of other sources of that fish. If you can buy from a place where you can view the fish prior to payment do so. It should be worth a little more to know the quality of the fish you're getting.

If you've got the space to do so, you should start accumulating the supplies and equipment you require so that you're never left to hustling for bags or boxes to make a delivery to one of your dealers. Ask for boxes and bags after your dealer gets a new shipment, when he's got plenty. Not when he's running short supply.

At some point, the bug will bite and you'll want more and larger tanks. I know that from experience. The last place I designed and managed was 4500 square feet and over 125 - 29 gallon tanks, plus the larger tanks for bigger specimens and filtration systems. OH, OH, OH, it had a display pond too!

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Dan