Originally Posted by
Raul-7
The numbers aren't factual, basically the majority of technology in this industry is geared for SW hobbyists. That includes but not limited to: powerheads, LED lighting, automatic dKH measurement equipment, dosers, reef-ready aquariums, etc.
A lot of these have dual purpose [like dosers], but fact is they have the SW hobbyist at the forefront when designing and marketing these products. And rightfully so.
Okay, for the sake of simplicity, let's combine your opinion that Saltwater Fish hobbyists spend twice as much money as Freshwater hobbyists with the "Facts" publicized by the American Pet Products Association(APPA).
According to their latest survey 2.5 million Households own Saltwater Fish and 12.5 million Households own Freshwater Fish. So lets use your opinion and the facts in a hypothetical scenario of a FW aquarium set up costing $500.00 and double that for SW to $1,000.00:
Saltwater Aquarium setup $1,000.00 x 2,500,000 = $2,500,000,000.00
Freshwater Aquariums setup $500.00 x 12,500,000 = $12,500,000,000.00
$12,500,000,000.00 - $2,000,000,000.00 = $10,000,000,000.00
That would show that in this hypothetical scenario the insignificant Freshwater hobbyists would spend collectively 5 times more money than their Saltwater compatriot's.
That, my friend is a whopping 10 Billion dollars, so in reality, not so insignificant...….
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