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Amano Shrimp

Amano Shrimp shows low returns (0.2%), but soft demand (-4.6% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look

Ranks 1,808 of 3,978 Pet Supplies niches · on the category median

Market size 36Growth 23Conversion 50Competition 30Returns 99Price range 83Avg price 95Brand share 30Review moat 77Quality gap 73
This niche Category average · 3,978 niches

Is Amano Shrimp profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Amano Shrimp is a $175K/yr Amazon United States market (135K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Amano Shrimp: 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 -4.6% over the last 90 days and 4.0% of searches end in a purchase.

$175K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-4.6%135K
Conversion rate4.0%
Avg price$32.57

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 10
Top-5 product click share67%
Open market13%
Avg brand age62 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement36%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews467

Top Amano Shrimp products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$18K$35K$53K$70K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Swimming Creatures37%
  • Aquatic Arts16%
  • Generic13%
  • SF Aquatic11%
  • Seam Oasis11%
  • ShrimpRack6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)

Amano Shrimp demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume135KCVR4.0%Products14Brands8Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate1.2%Rating4.3★Reviews467Avg BSR#272
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Amano Shrimp search terms shoppers use

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

  • amano shrimp live70K/yr
  • amano shrimp45K/yr
  • amano shrimp for sale11K/yr
  • live amano shrimp5K/yr
  • amino shrimp live3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Amano Shrimp

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Color44%

Fun colors

Quality-Overall17%

Very good variety

Value For Money10%

Good deal

Fun/Entertainment Experience4%

All my babies are happy

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

As advertised

What buyers complain about

79% of reviews
Size-Overall21%

Larger than expected

Color19%

dull in color

Durability10%

Did not survive for more than a couple days

Value For Money7%

Need more for the price

Quality-Overall7%

Extremely low quality shrimp

Amano Shrimp return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

32%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Durability
15%
2Size-Overall
15%
3Leak-Proof
13%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%
5Functionality-Overall
8%

Common Amano Shrimp questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Amano Shrimp 51/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $175K/yr across 14 tracked products. Search demand moved -4.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Amano Shrimp on Amazon United States is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.