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fish bowl

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.8★), but a small market ($42K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 11Growth 14Conversion 23Competition 81Returns 49Price range 77Avg price 53Brand share 91Review moat 95Quality gap 97

Quality gap

Incredible3.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Incredible95.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Great44%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great34%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great£3.34–£54.96

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Good£12.41

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Okay3.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad1.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-21.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£42K

£42K/yr · 183K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, fish bowl is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (183K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fish bowl market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£37K–£50K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.9%
Avg BSR
#301
Page quality
0%
Prime
75%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
7.6%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

41 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

49%

  • Pet Guru14%
  • Pasabahce9%
  • Amtra8%
  • Larrel7%
  • Apojgitn7%
  • Okllen6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top fish bowl search terms

  • fish bowl65K/yr
  • goldfish bowl20K/yr
  • plastic fish bowl19K/yr
  • fish bowls for goldfish15K/yr
  • glass fish bowl11K/yr
  • fish bowls11K/yr
  • fish bowl vase12K/yr
  • plastic fish bowls6K/yr
  • gold fish bowl6K/yr
  • large fish bowl5K/yr
All search terms

Top fish bowl products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%£1K6%£3K9%£4K12%£5K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about fish bowl

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Size-Overall27%

“Good, large”

Quality-Overall17%

“Seems well built”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“Did the job”

Value For Money7%

“Good value for money”

Design-Overall5%

“Seems well built”

Strength4%

“seems very strong”

Filtration4%

“filter works well”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“lights very good”

Color2%

“very pretty”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“My golden fish is enjoying the aquarium due to the large space”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall50%

“But a very Tiny tank”

Value For Money10%

“expensive for what it is”

Quality-Overall6%

“Rubbish”

Durability4%

“cracked after a week”

Filtration4%

“Filter and light broke after 2 months”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“False advertisement with this product”

Water Resistance3%

“Dangerous, mine broke as soon as it was full of water”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“Instructions came in Chinese was wasnt able to read them”

Strength1%

“appears to be very delicate”

Adhesion/Stickiness1%

“Any you do manage to peel off then the glue is stuck on”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall80%
Quality-Overall3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Material Quality2%
Filtration1%
Leak-Proof1%
Compatibility-Overall1%
Strength1%
Value For Money1%

Common questions

Is fish bowl profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £42K/yr across 56 tracked products. 0 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the fish bowl niche?
41 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 44% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fish bowl?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.1%.
When does demand for fish bowl peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the fish bowl niche?
Listings span £3.34–£54.96; the average listing price is £12.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 96 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.