/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>18698573
SNAILS

>>18698573
Just be a freight broker instead.

>>18698573
Sprouts, I am farming sprouts indoor and so far it looks like a cheap and low risk farming idea

>>18698675
microgreens always seemed like a cuck industry to me. Does anyone actually eat that shit? Or are you selling germinated seeds to growers?

Indoor farming food like shrimp and fish is pretty dumb and you expose yourself to a lot of risk.

If you want to do something like this, but with less risk look into farming coral. Theres tons of coral hobbyists that will pay good $ for polyps. All you have to do is learn how to maintain a tank and buy some good polyps and wait for them to multiply, then harvest some to sell and repeat. On top of passive income its also a beautiful addition to your home and a talking piece when you entertain guests

>>18698653
This could be legit, I live in a diverse city and know a lot of Africans that would buy this shit up. Can they be farmed at high density though?

>>18698737
Is there a lot of input costs for that? Things like electricty, water nutrients etc. I figured it'd be a bigger initial investment for the tanks but I can live with that

>>18698778
No most of it is upfront, if you get good lights it will barely affect your electricity bill

>>18698751

Use the snails to bait and capture the Africans, then sell them on the slave market.

>>18698573
just get a kit from alibaba

Herbs? I’m sure there’s a market for locally grown rare herbs.

>>18698573
>That shrimp thread got me interested in the idea of indoor farming
Confirmed, /biz/ is now a shrimp farming board (btw these threads are good).

>>18698573
shrooms

Shrimpbro here,
For farming beautiful crystal red shrimps you need space for a 40 gallon tank, rain water and little bit of food once a week. This is financial advice.

>>18698972
This. Cannabis in the locker, UV and hidroponics

Mushrooms

>>18698573
shrooms my friend
the magic ones

>>18699077
>>18699081
great option +1

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Super-quality-collapsible-cat-fish-and_60796360348.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.124.6e3b7f14c9ArtM

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Best-selling-aquaculture-fish-shrimp-farming_62309381100.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.136.6e3b7f14c9ArtM

>>18699077
>>18699081
This desu

>>18698573
>profitable, low scale, high density farming in backyard/basement
child farming.

>>18699068
Already doing this, although not hydroponics. I don't find the nutrient cost to be worth the marginal quality increase in the kush. Definitly a great option overall tho

>>18699092
Could I put something like this in my basement, toss a bit of gravel and algae in and then just throw in some shrimp?

I'm looking into raising angora rabbits for fiber sales. They can be cheap since they can have a lot of their food supplemented with lawn grazing and you can easily increase your flock since they breed like you know....rabbits. Also the idea of being greeted by a flock of fluffballs when I get home makes me happy.

>>18698751
>Can they be farmed at high density though?

No. Snails are cannibalistic and they lay less eggs in high population densities.

>>18699220
Yes. The basement is good because the temperature is stable all year round. Good idea.

One thing you need to buy though is a sponge-filter pump (sponge so the shrimp don't get sucked in) - it removes the poo and adds oxygen to the water.

If you want to get fancy then you can check whether the water is up to spec with testing kits. PH paper is something you dip into the tank, then it turns different colors. You can tell if it's too acidic based on the color.
You also don't want hard water (too many minerals) it's the shit that comes from drawing water from deep wells where there are too many minerals and makes washing clothes difficult.

You can also grow say tomatos in the same tub and the plants will absorb the shrimp poo, but then you need also light.

>>18699239
Rabbits are the right idea, but Angora in particular are much more difficult than other rabbits. Yes you can shear Angoras of their wool, but you will need to get comfortable with culling and processing your rabbits, or they will overwhelm you, no matter which breed of rabbits it is.

Rabbits are quiet, easy to set up in a rational way, and provide top tier fertilizer for your vegetable garden.

>>18699325
Some fuckers thought this would be a good idea, but eating those things aren't even usual in my country. The alien snails were released and infested the cities

>>18699331
>Culling

Thats the hard part for me, making the leap from pets to livestock. Been reading a lot of ULAR and IACUC manuals to learn quick and human execution techniques.

>>18698663
Where 2 research

anyone taken the spirulina pill? i hear it's pretty easy to make in fish tanks

I love watching videos about aquaponics projects and related shit, but shit seems to hard to me.

>>18698573
Just grow weed, pussy. Easy money especially if it’s illegal in your state/country

>>18698573
>hop in kid

>>18699047
I still don't see how a single 40 gallon setup can yield a consistent profit. Lets say you have 1 customer, a small restaurant. They have a shrimp night once a month. So that will need say 100 shrimp a month. From what i'm reading online, a 40 gallon setup will give a harvest of about 100 shrimp 2 to 3 times a year. Even with this tiny customer base, youd need several of these tanks to meet demand

>>18698573
mushrooms. they cost nothing but a dark room and rotting organic matter, grow packed as fuck, and are very low mainteneance

>>18699411
its NASTY

Two words: Dojo Loach

You are welcome

>>18699919
They have to compete with other microrganisms though, you have to sterilize what they grow on. Also short shelf life

>>18698573
>shrimp threads were 2 years ago

>>18698927
How much is it

>>18700968
>1990 was 40 years ago

>>18701010
Free, but the shrimp gets corona virus

>>18698737
Reef tank fag here. Everyone thinks they can grow coral for profit, few if any can. I won't write the novel of why, but yeah, no, you're not getting rich quick - or at all, growing coral.

>>18698573
Worm farming. Feed shredded paper and kitchen scraps. Sell worms to fisherman. Sell dirt to organic gardeners.

>>18699047
Why the rainwater?

Now this is the kind of thread biz needs more often. Niche business ideas.

For me I’ve considered become a fish tank cleaner. Or leasing out fish tanks and fish to rich people.

Another one is a plant leasing company for offices.

Vending machine business but offer wu flu masks, hand sanitizer, and latex gloves instead of snacks and soda

>>18698573
that fish is dead without oxygenation

>>18698701

Microgreens is for alpha males.

Small scale farming strikes me as more of a hobby because you'll never be able to compete with the cost cutting of industrial farming. Your best bet to turn a worthwhile profit would probably be growing things that aren't legal.

That said, I've seen commercial mushroom farms that could fit in the basement of a large family home. Mushroom trays are highly stackable.