How to grow your payments app with aquarium and tropical fish shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Aquarium and tropical fish shops sell fish, plants, tanks, filters, lights and food, and many also design, set up and look after tanks for homes, offices, dentists and restaurants. Big tank set-ups need a deposit before equipment is ordered, and maintenance visits are paid every week or month. A payments app that takes quick payments at the counter, sends a deposit link with a set-up quote and collects maintenance payments on time can win these shops, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to aquarium shops
Ask local aquarium shop owners:
- How do customers pay in the shop today?
- How do you take a deposit for a big tank set-up?
- How are regular maintenance visits paid?
- How much time goes on chasing payments?
Take deposits for set-ups
A payment link sent with the quote means the shop can order a large tank and equipment without paying for it themselves.
Make maintenance regular
Homes, offices and restaurants that pay for tank cleaning can be sent a link after each visit, or pay on a regular schedule.
Grow through pets
Aquarium shops know pet shops, vets and pond builders. One shop on your app can introduce the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about vets and pet shops?
The vets and pet shops guide covers surprise bills, regular pet food orders and pet care plans.
Vets and pet shops →What about pool and hot tub engineers?
The pool and hot tub engineers guide covers servicing, cleaning and repairing pools and hot tubs, often on regular visits.
Pool engineers →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.