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Tropical Fish Food

Fail

Prices span $2.73–$11.69, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Tropical Fish Food is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 664 of 875 Pet Supplies niches · −7 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£309K/yr286K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
65%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Tropical Fish Food against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Tropical Fish Food is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Tropical Fish Food market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tropical Fish Food 286K times last year and spent an estimated £309K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

17.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 286K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £309K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
286K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.7%
Conversion, latest week
17.7%
Market size, estimated
£309Ka year
Peak month
August2.5× the quietest month
Top search term
tropical fish food165K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.08.

Listings sell for £6.08 on average, from £2.73 to £11.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £6.08 that is £12K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.08under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.73–£11.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£12K–£15K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #42 within Fish & Aquatic Pets. It carries 3,962 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#42in Fish & Aquatic Pets
Average rating
4.62 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,962per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 80 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
80 months

Products

Top Tropical Fish Food products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£31K£62K£93K£123K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • AQUARIAN44%
  • HERONS16%
  • Tetra12%
  • King British12%
  • Walter Products Wildlife and Aquatics4%
  • PROREZULT3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Demand

Tropical Fish Food search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

20K15KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Search terms

Top Tropical Fish Food search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • tropical fish food165K/yr
  • tropical fish flakes12K/yr
  • tropical fish food flakes29K/yr
  • fish food tropical13K/yr
  • aquarium fish food12K/yr
  • fish food aquarium tropical9K/yr
  • tropical fish food pellets8K/yr
  • aquarian tropical fish food flakes8K/yr
  • fish flakes tropical7K/yr
  • tropical food fish5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tropical Fish Food

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall18%−0.05

Small pot

are still too big for the immature ones

flakes are very small ok for guppies or small fish like these

Quality-Overall11%+2.13

Its cheap so I suppose you get the quality you pay for

Poor quality

Absolute trash

Durability9%−0.01

Soon broke into smaller flakes

Doesn't last long at feeding time

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled6%−0.03

Poor

Water Flow6%−0.02

the water went very cloudy

Made the water cloudy in my small tank

Love

Quality-Overall27%+2.13

Quality food

Excellent Quality

Good quality food

Value For Money25%−0.02

Great value for money

Good Value

Excellent value

Taste-Overall8%+0.21

My fish really like this food

Brilliant fish food

Good food

Pet Friendly8%

Great item for my fish tank

Fish love it

My fish likes it

Size-Overall7%−0.05

Decent size

flake size on the most part is good

The mini granules are the perfect size and sink nicely, making it ideal for a variety of fish

FAQ

Common Tropical Fish Food questions

Answered from the same tracked data.