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title: "Cichlid Food — $556K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 61/100 · $556K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cichlid food**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 62Growth 24Conversion 95Competition 74Returns 100Price range 81Avg price 79Brand share 50Review moat 33Quality gap 25
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Great****$3.19–$68.63**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Great****$16.77**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****41%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Good****$556K**
$556K/yr · 268K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****75%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,179.95**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-1.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cichlid food is a $556K/yr Amazon United States market (268K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **cichlid food market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **25K–30K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$419K–$503K**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **—**
- 0 of 2 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#133**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **95%**
- **Sponsored**
- **62%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **84 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **161 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**14 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**68**
**Top-5 brand share**
**75%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**41%**
Top 20: 77%
**Open market**
**18%**
- Tetra31% - Aqueon14% - Hikari12% - Ultra Fresh9% - Fluval9% - Xtreme Aquatic Foods7%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KPrime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/pet-supplies/cichlid-food/trend)
## **Top cichlid food search terms**
- **cichlid fish food**97K/yr-7.7%10.0% conv. - **cichlid food**36K/yr+4.3%8.9% conv. - **cichlid pellets**43K/yr-4.4%10.4% conv. - **cichlid flakes**16K/yr+39.8%9.2% conv. - **african cichlid food**15K/yr-21.9%6.1% conv. - **cichlid**14K/yr-3.7%0.8% conv. - **cichlid food pellets**8K/yr+32.0%11.1% conv. - **fish food cichlid**9K/yr-5.3%8.1% conv. - **cichlid fish food flakes**4K/yr+115.8%9.8% conv. - **cichlids**5K/yr-27.0%0.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/pet-supplies/cichlid-food/search-terms)
## **Top cichlid food products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%$17K6%$33K9%$50K12%$67K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 42 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**TetraCichlid Cichlid Flakes Fish Food Clear Water Advanced Formula 5.65 Ounces**Tetra**$7.70**4.8★8,625 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00025Z6Q6) [2**Aqueon Cichlid Slow Sinking Fish Food Pellets Medium Size 25 Ounce**Aqueon**$9.73**4.3★6,121 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AWJ6X46) [3**TetraCichlid fish Floating Cichlid Pellets 6 Ounces Nutritionally Balanced Diet (77063)**Tetra**$7.74**4.6★8,366 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CXU3BWO) [4**Ultra Fresh Cichlid Sinking Fish Food Wild Sword Prawns All Natural Ingredients Carnivore Pellets for Large Cichlid and Tropical Fish Royal Cichlid Premium Pellet 4.58 oz**Ultra Fresh**$15.03**4.5★476 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJY5JBS6) [5**Fluval Bug Bites Cichlid Fish Food Pellets for Medium to Large Sized Fish 3.53 oz. A6581**Fluval**$7.58**4.6★3,594 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071RSV3F5)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Cichlid Fish Food Floating Insect-Based Diet for Large Tropical Fish BSFL Alternative to Pellets High Protein Floating Fish Food BugGraze**Generic**$10.34**7 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXPN3VR7) [**Swimming Creatures 12 Assorted Color Mbuna African Cichlids Exotic Freshwater Aquarium Fish (Size Approx: 1-1.5)**Swimming Creatures**$68.63**18 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ8B7FTJ) [**Aquatic Foods Inc. Ultra Intense Color Enhancing with a 10-Day Color Change 1.5mm - 2mm Floating Pellets for Cichlids Discus All Baby and Small Tropical Fish & Pond Fish...1/4-lb Bag**Aquatic Foods Inc.**$11.73**116 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKG7M7M5) [**Aquatic Foods Inc. Brine Shrimp Flakes for Freshwater Cichlids Angels Tetras Guppies Marine Tangs Butterflies Angelfish Anthias Clown Fish. WL1/4-lb Foil Pouch Bag**Aquatic Foods Inc.**$12.17**81 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFRHFPT6) [**Ultra Fresh Cichlid Sinking Fish Food Wild Sword Prawns All Natural Ingredients Carnivore Pellets for Large Cichlid and Tropical Fish Royal Cichlid Premium Pellet 4.58 oz**Ultra Fresh**$15.03**476 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJY5JBS6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Cichlid Fish Food Floating Insect-Based Diet for Large Tropical Fish BSFL Alternative to Pellets High Protein Floating Fish Food BugGraze**Generic**$10.34**4.6★**▲ 377%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXPN3VR7) [**RONS CICHLIDS African Cichlid Fish Food Premium Tropical Fish Food Pellets with Protein Veggies & Fruits for Healthier Brighter & Bigger Tropical Fish & Cleaner Tanks Mbuna Blend 8 OZ**RON'S CICHLIDS**$18.80**4.6★**▲ 304%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X1GM8QQ) [**TetraCichlid Cichlid Flakes 2.82 oz Fish Food Clear Water Advanced Form**Tetra**$10.38**4.8★**▲ 232%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00025Z6PW) [**Aqueon Cichlid Food Medium 7.5 Ounces**Aqueon**$3.19**4.3★**▲ 142%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZTRH54) [**Aquatic Foods Inc. Brine Shrimp Flakes for Freshwater Cichlids Angels Tetras Guppies Marine Tangs Butterflies Angelfish Anthias Clown Fish. WL1/4-lb Foil Pouch Bag**Aquatic Foods Inc.**$12.17**4.5★**▲ 121%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFRHFPT6)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cichlid food**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**25%
*“Very affordable”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Seems like good quality fish food”*
**Taste-Overall**11%
*“so I like these treats”*
**Pet Friendly**9%
*“My Flowerhorn loves them”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“Good size”*
**Color**6%
*“My fish show great color”*
**Freshness**4%
*“The first thing I noticed was how fresh it looked”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“easy to use”*
**Durability**2%
*“The container is durable”*
**Smell**2%
*“No weird smell”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**30%
*“This container is HUGE”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“Little cheaper”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“Product not as described”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Poor quality”*
**Taste-Overall**4%
*“Fish does not eat them”*
**Durability**3%
*“Two days later it died”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**3%
*“Horrible product, there no flakes its almost powder consistency, it so fine my fish were having difficulty trying to nibble and left my water cloudy”*
**Color**3%
*“The color of the flakes are not overly bright”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Hard for my Cichilid to pick up”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**2%
*“**Waste of Money *** Absolutely waste of $”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**74%
**Value For Money**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Product Condition**4%
**Durability**3%
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**2%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Water Resistance**2%
**Contamination**2%
**Color**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is cichlid food profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $556K/yr across 42 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
- **How competitive is the cichlid food niche?**
- 14 brands and 68 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in cichlid food?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for cichlid food peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the cichlid food niche?**
- Listings span $3.19–$68.63; the average listing price is $16.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,180 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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