java fern live plant for aquarium
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good755.93avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good$12.66avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good4.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$4.71–$22.49cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-4.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$72K$72K/yr · 132K searches
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, java fern live plant for aquarium is a $72K/yr Amazon United States market (132K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
java fern live plant for aquarium market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $76K–$101K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 0 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 4.3%
- Avg BSR
- #79
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 0%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 1.5%
- Avg brand age
- 66 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
6
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- Generic53%
- Marcus Fish Tanks19%
- AquaLeaf Aquatics10%
- PLANTEREST7%
- CANTON AQUATICS6%
- Big Pete's Aquatics2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — -4.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top java fern live plant for aquarium search terms
- java fern75K/yr
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- live java fern aquarium plants3K/yr
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- live java fern3K/yr
Top java fern live plant for aquarium 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 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
5X Java Fern Microsorum Pteropus Looses Aquarium Live Plant for Fish Tank Decoration
Generic$22.494.5★181 rev
Java Fern Microsorum Pteropus Easy Low Light Live Aquarium Plant - Buy 2 Get 1
Generic$7.484.4★367 rev
Java Fern and Anubias Aquarium Plant Bundle - Live Freshwater Plants for Aquascaping Low Maintenance Easy Beginner Friendly Decor for Fish Tank
Marcus Fish Tanks$13.884.5★117 rev
Java Fern Bare Root | Microsorum Pteropus - Low Light Freshwater Aquarium Plant - 1 000 000+ Plants Sold AquaLeaf Aquatics
AquaLeaf Aquatics$5.994.2★6,169 rev
PLANTEREST - Anubias Barteri Broad Leaf Loose Live Aquarium Plant Decorations BUY2GET1FREE
PLANTEREST$4.713.8★212 rev
Newest
by launch dateJava Fern and Anubias Aquarium Plant Bundle - Live Freshwater Plants for Aquascaping Low Maintenance Easy Beginner Friendly Decor for Fish Tank
Marcus Fish Tanks$13.88117 rev
Marcus Fish Tanks 3X Java Fern Windelov Microsorum pteropus Lace Java Fern Live Aquarium Plant Planted Tank Beginner
Marcus Fish Tanks$15.4427 rev
Java Fern and Anubias Aquarium Plant Bundle - Live Freshwater Plants for Aquascaping Low Maintenance Easy Beginner-Friendly Decor for Fish Tank
Generic$14.91291 rev
5X Java Fern Microsorum Pteropus Looses Aquarium Live Plant for Fish Tank Decoration
Generic$22.49181 rev
Marcus Fish Tanks - 3X Java Fern Microsorum Pteropus Easy Live Aquarium Plants Aquatic Fish Tank Plants
Marcus Fish Tanks$14.94240 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJava Fern and Anubias Aquarium Plant Bundle - Live Freshwater Plants for Aquascaping Low Maintenance Easy Beginner Friendly Decor for Fish Tank
Marcus Fish Tanks$13.884.5★
PLANTEREST - Anubias Barteri Broad Leaf Loose Live Aquarium Plant Decorations BUY2GET1FREE
PLANTEREST$4.713.8★
Canton Aquatics Live Aquarium Plants - Java Fern Mat Large Microsorum Pteropus Tall Fresh Water Aquarium Plants for Aquariums Java Fern Live Plants Aquarium Plants Live
CANTON AQUATICS$21.144.5★
Planterest - Java Moss | Vesicularia Dubyana Freshwater Live Aquarium Plant BUY2GET1FREE
PLANTEREST$9.163.9★
Potted Microsorum Plants - Java Fern | Live Freshwater Aquatic Plants for Aquariums and Terrariums - Low Light Low Maintenance Plants. (Potted Microsorum Broad)
AquaLeaf Aquatics$6.944.5★
What buyers say about java fern live plant for aquarium
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Every plant was healthy”
“Excellent product”
“The color is a vibrant green”
“Worth every cent”
“Good size”
“Better than I expected”
“the other 2 long ones are still holding strong”
“The growth seems abundant thus far”
“Very easy to maintain”
“pest free”
What buyers complain about
“The plant is very small”
“Plants are TINY”
“Its a very small plant for the price”
“fell apart within 3 days of being in the tank”
“Arrived mainly brown and dry :”
“not as advertised”
“Trash”
“A little brown”
“Arrived brown with bad smell”
“made a huge mess”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is java fern live plant for aquarium profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $72K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -4.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the java fern live plant for aquarium niche?
- 8 brands and 6 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in java fern live plant for aquarium?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Plant Growth, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for java fern live plant for aquarium peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the java fern live plant for aquarium niche?
- Listings span $4.71–$22.49; the average listing price is $12.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 756 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.