Freshwater wholesale prices - new here!

[Tesus]

Hey everyone! I'm new to these forums but I was wondering if any of you could help me out!

I'm doing a business competition at school and my idea is to produce aquarium kits. I was wondering what wholesale prices look like for equipment and what the markup is! 

Since my hypothetical company would be buying from wholesalers, I need to know how much they are selling their equipment for so I can get the cost estimate for one kit.

Thanks in advance :0

[TheSwissAquarist]

Maybe try emailing large aquarium brands like Juwel, Marina and Tetra and be upfront about what you’re asking. Politeness is key 😉. 

[Andy's Fish Den]

I have not worked in a LFS for close to ten years, but I can tell you that tanks, lights, stands and the all inclusive kits have a very low mark up. For instance, at the time I worked there, a 10 gallon tank retail was $12.99, our cost was in the $8-9 range. Where the stores make money is the live fish and plants,  and foods. Our fish, plants and frozen foods had the highest markup from wholesale to retail.

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 10/10/2023 at 12:45 PM, Andy's Fish Den said:

I have not worked in a LFS for close to ten years, but I can tell you that tanks, lights, stands and the all inclusive kits have a very low mark up. For instance, at the time I worked there, a 10 gallon tank retail was $12.99, our cost was in the $8-9 range. Where the stores make money is the live fish and plants,  and foods. Our fish, plants and frozen foods had the highest markup from wholesale to retail.

I used to work for mine about a year or so ago, but the mark up was pretty similar, tho the prices have rocketed since your time @Andy's Fish Den!