Pleco Food
FailPrices span $2.36–$12.97, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Pleco Food is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 38 / 100Ranks 786 of 875 Pet Supplies niches · −12 vs the category median of 5038
- Market size
- £141K/yr116K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -19.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 65%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 38 sellers
Flapen Score
Pleco Food against its category
The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Pleco Food is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Pleco Food market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pleco Food 116K times last year and spent an estimated £141K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
21.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 116K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 21.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -19.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £141K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 116K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -19.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 21.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £141Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- algae wafers59K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.61.
Listings sell for £5.61 on average, from £2.36 to £12.97. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £5.61 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.61under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.36–£12.97
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 750–1,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£6K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #52 within Fish & Aquatic Pets. It carries 1,611 reviews at 4.67 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 83%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.2%
- Average rank
- #52in Fish & Aquatic Pets
- Average rating
- 4.67 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,611per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 76 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 76 months
Products
Top Pleco Food products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tetra Pleco Fish Food Spirulina Wafers 42g 100% Vegetable Premium Fish Food for Bottom Feeding Fish
- Price
- £2.36
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,067
- Age
- 17y ago

HERONS - Spirulina Algae Wafers - 15 mm Sinking Wafer - For all Bottom-Feeding Fish and Crustaceans - Rich in Fiber - Immune Support - Enhance Colour and Improves Digestion - 200 Grams
- Price
- £4.64
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,455
- Age
- 8y ago

King British Algae Wafers 40g Multi-Vitamin Complete Sinking Fish Food For Bottom Feeding Catfish Plecostomus & Algae Eating Fish Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £2.46
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 784
- Age
- 2y ago
![HERONS Pleco Wafers [300g] - Spirulina Algae Wafers - Fish Food For All Bottom Feeders - For Plecos Catfish Bristlenose](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y8LDjJVwL.jpg)
HERONS Pleco Wafers [300g] - Spirulina Algae Wafers - Fish Food For All Bottom Feeders - For Plecos Catfish Bristlenose
- Price
- £6.16
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 209
- Age
- 6y ago

Pet Friend Algae Wafer 80g - Pleco Formulae With Spirulina & Insect Meal For Bottom Feeding Tropical Aquarium Fish Including Plecostomus Catfish Loach & Mbuna Species
- Price
- £4.22
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
King British Algae Wafers 100g Multi-Vitamin Complete Sinking Fish Food For Bottom Feeding Catfish Plecostomus & Algae Eating Fish Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £6.06
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 784
- Age
- 2y ago

Tetra Fish Food Variety Wafers Complete Fish Food for All Bottom-Feeding Fish and Crustaceans 68 g
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 822
- Age
- 16y ago
![HERONS Pleco Wafers [300g] - Spirulina Algae Wafers - Fish Food For All Bottom Feeders - For Plecos Catfish Bristlenose](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y8LDjJVwL.jpg)
HERONS Pleco Wafers [300g] - Spirulina Algae Wafers - Fish Food For All Bottom Feeders - For Plecos Catfish Bristlenose
- Price
- £6.16
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 209
- Age
- 6y ago

Pet Friend Algae Wafer 80g - Pleco Formulae With Spirulina & Insect Meal For Bottom Feeding Tropical Aquarium Fish Including Plecostomus Catfish Loach & Mbuna Species
- Price
- £4.22
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago

Tetra Pleco Fish Food Complete Fish Food for All Herbivorous Bottom-Feeding Fish 120 Tablets
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 301
- Age
- 16y ago
Newest
by launch date
Ultra Fresh Algae Wafers Pleco Food Spirulina & Algae Sword Prawns Balanced Diet Color Enhancing All Natural Ingredients for Algae Eaters Bottom Feeders Vegetables Shrimp Pie 60g
- Price
- £8.11
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,676
- Age
- 11mo ago

Pet Friend Algae Wafer 80g - Pleco Formulae With Spirulina & Insect Meal For Bottom Feeding Tropical Aquarium Fish Including Plecostomus Catfish Loach & Mbuna Species
- Price
- £4.22
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago

King British Algae Wafers 100g Multi-Vitamin Complete Sinking Fish Food For Bottom Feeding Catfish Plecostomus & Algae Eating Fish Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £6.06
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 784
- Age
- 2y ago

King British Algae Wafers 40g Multi-Vitamin Complete Sinking Fish Food For Bottom Feeding Catfish Plecostomus & Algae Eating Fish Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £2.46
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 784
- Age
- 2y ago

King British Algae Wafers 200g Multi-Vitamin Complete Sinking Fish Food For Bottom Feeding Catfish Plecostomus & Algae Eating Fish Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £8.48
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 784
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- HERONS37%
- Tetra30%
- King British18%
- Pet Friend7%
- Hikari3%
- Ultra Fresh3%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand
Pleco Food search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Pleco Food search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- algae wafers59K/yr
- pleco food30K/yr
- pleco wafers19K/yr
- algae wafers pleco3K/yr
- pleco3K/yr
- algae eater food1K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pleco Food
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
quite large so I break them up a little
These wafers are on the small side
5 ml was too big
they break up quickly once in water
They disintegrate as soon as they hit the bottom
A little expensive
Not worth it
back to the more expensive ones
Poor quality wafers
First ingredient is SUGAR
Love
Excellent product
Good quality fish enjoying it
Good quality food
A very good product at a reasonable price
Excellent value for money
Good Value
My birded pleco's love the algae wafers
Fish love it
Tank critters love them
Great food
Our plecos love these good quality think they taste good cause they eat the lot nice verity of colour
Well they loved the treats
These ate durable they don't immediately desolve like other brands I've used
they are growing fast
shark love these plenty in the bag to last many months
Keep looking
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