Hello,
I am looking into starting a marine/saltwater fish store out in the Denver, Colorado area. Anyone know how I can find wholesalers of fishes and supplies. Thanks.

saltwater in Colorado? that right there should help you with your market research. No offense, just trying to help.

What do u mean by that? Hobbyist are EVERYWHERE.

Hi, Mike,
I thought you meant food fish at first, not hobby fish! Perhaps some of the urls below can help you get going. If these places don't have actual wholesale pricing, maybe you could email them and ask where they buy from to find out about wholesalers.

http://www.pet-expo.com/framefish.htm
http://www.petswarehouse.com/MARINE.htm
http://www.baliaquarium.com/baliaquarium/about.shtml
http://www.mtcnet.com/mfishct1.htm
http://www.fintastic-aquaria.com/

I had an idea of a related business you could do, too, if you're interested. Some places (medical offices, hotels, etc.) have plant services where they have a person come in and take care of the office/lobby plants. Perhaps you could provide a marine aquarium service in a similar way. Many people love the look of a marine tank, but do not have the expertise (or time) to keep the tank properly themselves.

I wish you well in your venture!
-Laura Lee Wolter
CyberNiche Software
http://www.cniche.com/
laura@cniche.com

P.S. Sad, but true. My current pet fish are... $.10 feeder goldfish that grew big! Maybe someday, after the kids are grown, I can get back into the hobby more. I miss my tropicals tank.

Thanks Laura. I been also thinking of introducing freshwater as well to my services. You hit the nail on the head about a saltwater (and even freshwater if they request it) service to businesses. It's something I been thinking about, and will start to look into.