African Cichlids Live Fish
African Cichlids Live Fish shows low returns (0.4%), but soft demand (-20.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Ranks 1,808 of 3,978 Pet Supplies niches · on the category median
Is African Cichlids Live Fish profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, African Cichlids Live Fish is a $105K/yr Amazon United States market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
African Cichlids Live Fish: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved -20.1% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.
$105K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.
14%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 22 products
Top African Cichlids Live Fish products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Swimming Creatures 12 Assorted Color Mbuna African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)
- Price
- $68.63
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 10mo ago
Seachem Cichlid Trace Elements 500ml
- Price
- $14.90
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,486
- Age
- 22y ago
Family of (5) African Cichlids 2 Live Tropical Fish Assorted Alonocara Peacock Cichlid Fish
- Price
- $87.20
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 425
- Age
- 6y ago
2 Pack - Blue Texas Cichlid Live Freshwater Aquarium Fish
- Price
- $26.32
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 4y ago
Swimming Creatures 6 Assorted Color African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)
- Price
- $52.74
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumSwimming Creatures 9 Assorted Color Mbuna African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)
- Price
- $67.45
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 10mo ago
Swimming Creatures 3 Assorted Color African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)
- Price
- $40.11
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago
2 Pack - Blue Texas Cichlid Live Freshwater Aquarium Fish
- Price
- $26.32
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 4y ago
Family of (25) African Cichlids 1.25 Live Tropical Fish Assorted Mbuna Cichlid
- Price
- $137.45
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 258
- Age
- 7y ago
Electric Blue Ram Cichlid (Pack of 2 Fish) - Aquarium Exotic Freshwater Live Fish
- Price
- $47.79
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch date
5-Pack Assorted Peacock Cichlid 2 Live Freshwater Fish Colorful African Species Mix Active Hardy Juveniles Ideal for African Tanks Community Displays and Vibrant Aquarium Setups
- Price
- $71.87
- Rating
- 3.3/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 7mo ago
5-Pack Assorted African Mbuna Cichlids Freshwater Live Fish Species Originating Lake Malawi Suitable Rock Based Community Aquariums Featuring Active Behavior Diverse Patterns Bold Natural Coloration
- Price
- $39.93
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 7mo ago
Swimming Creatures 12 Assorted Color Mbuna African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)
- Price
- $68.63
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 10mo ago
Swimming Creatures 9 Assorted Color Mbuna African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)
- Price
- $67.45
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 10mo ago
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Cichlid (Pack of 2 Fish) Aquarium Exotic Freshwater Live Fish
- Price
- $56.45
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
10%
- Swimming Creatures32%
- Generic27%
- Seachem15%
- WorldwideTropicals6%
- Polar Bear's Pet Shop6%
- Quinn's Fins4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)
African Cichlids Live Fish demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top African Cichlids Live Fish search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- african cichlids live fish23K/yr
- cichlids live fish25K/yr
- cichlids live fish for sale5K/yr
- live cichlid fish9K/yr
- african cichlids11K/yr
- cichlid fish5K/yr
- cichlid live fish8K/yr
- cichlid trace4K/yr
- cichlid trace seachem3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about African Cichlids Live Fish
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
100% of reviews“I hope you can see their colors well”
“Beautiful great sized fish”
“beautiful as they were illustrated i was very pleased to say the least”
What buyers complain about
100% of reviews“every one of them died”
“Definitely not worth the price”
“they were not pretty like the picture that they show there was 1 orange 1”
“And silver and just bland colors, nothing special”
African Cichlids Live Fish return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
27%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common African Cichlids Live Fish questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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