ghost shrimp live
Skip itA small market ($57K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$23.53avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.03–$52.83cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good515.23avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-10.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$57K$57K/yr · 125K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ghost shrimp live is a $57K/yr Amazon United States market (125K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ghost shrimp live market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $59K–$71K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 0 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 1.9%
- Avg BSR
- #479
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 31%
- Sponsored
- 23%
- Out of stock
- 9.5%
- Avg brand age
- 51 months
- Avg seller age
- 156 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 flat
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Berkley53%
- Generic28%
- Critters Direct4%
- Duel4%
- Beauty Yi3%
- SunGrow3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -10.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top ghost shrimp live search terms
- ghost shrimp44K/yr
- ghost shrimp live51K/yr
- ghost shrimp live freshwater10K/yr
- live ghost shrimp9K/yr
- ghost shrimp for sale7K/yr
- live ghost shrimp for aquarium4K/yr
Top ghost shrimp live 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.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Berkley Gulp! Ghost Shrimp Natural with Sparkle 3
Berkley$8.324.4★219 rev
25 Live Ghost Shrimp Only Seller on Amazon Freshwater Algae Eaters & Tank Cleaners Hardy & Healthy Starter Pack
Generic$24.114.3★78 rev
Berkley Gulp! Ghost Shrimp Chartreuse Belly 3-Inch
Berkley$7.914.4★219 rev
Generic Shrimp Up Aquatics 20+ Mixed Color Neocaridina Shrimp Live Freshwater Aquarium Inverts Live Arrival! Mixed
Generic$31.194.5★2,675 rev
Critters Direct Live Freshwater Scuds (gammarus sp) Qty-100
Critters Direct$34.794.5★185 rev
Newest
by launch dateGeneric Shrimp Up Aquatics 20+ Mixed Color Neocaridina Shrimp Live Freshwater Aquarium Inverts Live Arrival! Mixed
Generic$31.192,675 rev
100+ Freshwater Water Daphnia-Great feeders for Freshwater Life and Axolots Please See Our Seller Page for Our Shipping info and Refund Policy
Generic$17.93305 rev
Critters Direct Live Freshwater Scuds (gammarus sp) Qty-100
Critters Direct$34.79185 rev
25 Live Ghost Shrimp Only Seller on Amazon Freshwater Algae Eaters & Tank Cleaners Hardy & Healthy Starter Pack
Generic$24.1178 rev
50 Live Ghost Shrimp Only Seller on Amazon Bulk Freshwater Aquarium Cleaners Healthy & Hardy Great for Large Tanks
Generic$40.3524 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBerkley Gulp! Ghost Shrimp Natural with Sparkle 3
Berkley$8.324.4★
Yo-Zuri R1161-HGS Crystal 3D Shrimp Slow Sinking Lure Holographic Ghost Shrimp
Duel$13.064.5★
Beauty Yi 10 Adult Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus aka Grass Shrimp Glass Shrimp Freshwater River Shrimp) Great Feeder Shrimp
Beauty Yi$19.783.9★
Berkley Gulp! Ghost Shrimp Chartreuse Belly 3-Inch
Berkley$7.914.4★
SunGrow Shrimp Rocks Calcium Magnesium Rocks for Crayfish Hermit Crab Snails Crustacean Care Aquarium Decor for Crystal Red Amano and Ghost Shrimps Nano Tank Accessories Fish Tank Supplies
SunGrow$7.034.4★
What buyers say about ghost shrimp live
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fun colors”
“Very good variety”
“Good deal”
“All my babies are happy”
“Just what I wanted”
“All good sizes”
“The instructions were clear”
“very durable”
“Strong, all arrived alive”
“Gorgeous healthy fresh water shrimp”
What buyers complain about
“dull in color”
“and huge”
“the other half died in a week”
“Need more for the price”
“Extremely low quality shrimp”
“The shrimp bag appeared to be leaking slightly”
“not at all like the picture”
“Shrimp died and sent in contaminated water that gave my fish ich”
“the smell in the bag was horrendous and dirty”
“Waste”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ghost shrimp live profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $57K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the ghost shrimp live niche?
- 8 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ghost shrimp live?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.2%.
- What does it cost to enter the ghost shrimp live niche?
- Listings span $7.03–$52.83; the average listing price is $23.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 515 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.