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Algae Wafers

Fail

Prices span $3.42–$15.54, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Algae Wafers is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 3,174 of 3,978 Pet Supplies niches · −9 vs the category median of 51
Market size
$365K/yr197K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
71%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Algae Wafers against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Algae Wafers is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Algae Wafers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Algae Wafers 197K times last year and spent an estimated $365K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 21.4% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 197K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 21.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $365K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
197K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.4%
Conversion, latest week
21.4%
Market size, estimated
$365Ka year
Peak month
February1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
algae wafers141K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $8.70.

Listings sell for $8.70 on average, from $3.42 to $15.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At $8.70 that is $22K to $26K a year per listing.

Average price
$8.70under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$3.42–$15.54
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
$22K–$26K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #97 within Fish & Aquatic Pets. It carries 5,792 reviews at 4.63 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
50%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.0%
Average rank
#97in Fish & Aquatic Pets
Average rating
4.63 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
5,792per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

2 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 79 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
79 months

Products

Top Algae Wafers products & what they sell for

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

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Brand 136%
  • Brand 222%
  • Brand 317%
  • Brand 411%
  • Brand 58%
  • Brand 63%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand

Algae Wafers search demand

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

7K5KPrime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Algae Wafers search terms shoppers use

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

  • algae wafers141K/yr
  • algae wafers for bottom feeders19K/yr
  • algae eater food6K/yr
  • alge wafers3K/yr
  • algae tablets for fish tank6K/yr
  • algae wafer4K/yr
  • sucker fish food4K/yr
  • sinking algae wafers3K/yr
  • algae wafers for pleco4K/yr
  • algae fish food3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Algae Wafers

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

21%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
19%of negative reviews mention “Value For Money”
<0.1%of orders come back, a rate Amazon rounds to zero
“Fish food little cheaper”
A buyer, on “Value For Money”19% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

17 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Algae Wafers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.