Pleco Food
MaybeBuyers convert on 21.2% of searches. But the products selling today already average 4.6★, so Pleco Food is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 50 / 100Ranks 1,991 of 3,978 Pet Supplies niches · −1 vs the category median of 5150
- Market size
- $264K/yr121K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +19.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 67%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 37 sellers
Flapen Score
Pleco Food against its category
The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Pleco Food is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Pleco Food market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Pleco Food 121K times last year and spent an estimated $264K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 21.2% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 121K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 21.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +19.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $264K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 121K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +19.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 21.2%
- Market size, estimated
- $264Ka year
- Peak month
- July1.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- pleco wafers52K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $10.35.
Listings sell for $10.35 on average, from $1.37 to $29.97. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At $10.35 that is $21K to $26K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $10.35under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $1.37–$29.97
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 25K–30K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $21K–$26K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
53% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #83 within Fish & Aquatic Pets. It carries 5,958 reviews at 4.63 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 53%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #83in Fish & Aquatic Pets
- Average rating
- 4.63 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 5,958per listing
- Listings tracked
- 15
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 82 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
- 82 months
Products
Top Pleco Food products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 17, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Tetra PRO PlecoWafers 5.29 Ounces Nutritionally Balanced Vegetarian Fish Food for Bottom Feeders Concentrated Algae Center
- Price
- $4.22
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21,697
- Age
- 19y ago

Tetra PRO PlecoWafers 2.12 Ounces Nutritionally Balanced Vegetarian Fish Food Concentrated Algae Center Golds & Yellows Model Number: 16447
- Price
- $5.02
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,928
- Age
- 19y ago

Tetra PlecoWafers for Algae-Eating Fish 6.5 Ounces Complete Daily Diet for Herbivore Bottom-Feeding Aquatic Pet Sinking Fish Food to Support Digestibility
- Price
- $10.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21,697
- Age
- 8mo ago

Tetra PlecoWafers 86 Grams Nutritionally Balanced Fish Food For Algae Eaters 3.03 Ounce (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $5.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21,697
- Age
- 15y ago

Ultra Fresh Algae Wafers Pleco Food Spirulina & Algae Sword Prawns Balanced Diet Color Enhancing All Natural Ingredients for Algae Eaters Bottom Feeders Vegetables Shrimp Pie 2.12oz
- Price
- $9.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,782
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Tetra PlecoWafers 86 Grams Nutritionally Balanced Fish Food For Algae Eaters 3.03 Ounce (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $5.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21,697
- Age
- 15y ago

Tetra PlecoWafers for Algae-Eating Fish 6.5 Ounces Complete Daily Diet for Herbivore Bottom-Feeding Aquatic Pet Sinking Fish Food to Support Digestibility
- Price
- $10.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21,697
- Age
- 8mo ago

Tetra PRO PlecoWafers 2.12 Ounces Nutritionally Balanced Vegetarian Fish Food Concentrated Algae Center Golds & Yellows Model Number: 16447
- Price
- $5.02
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,928
- Age
- 19y ago

BIG KAHUNA TROPICAL FISH Medium 12mm Algae Wafer - Algae Wafers for Bottom Feeders - The Best Pleco Wafers & Pleco Food Available - Algae Wafers for Snails (8 oz)
- Price
- $14.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 111
- Age
- 9mo ago

BIG KAHUNA TROPICAL FISH Large 18mm Algae Wafer - Algae Wafers for Bottom Feeders - The Best Pleco Wafers & Pleco Food Available - Algae Wafers for Snails (8 oz)
- Price
- $14.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 123
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Tetra PlecoWafers for Algae-Eating Fish 6.5 Ounces Complete Daily Diet for Herbivore Bottom-Feeding Aquatic Pet Sinking Fish Food to Support Digestibility
- Price
- $10.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21,697
- Age
- 8mo ago

BIG KAHUNA TROPICAL FISH Large 18mm Algae Wafer - Algae Wafers for Bottom Feeders - The Best Pleco Wafers & Pleco Food Available - Algae Wafers for Snails (8 oz)
- Price
- $14.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 123
- Age
- 9mo ago

BIG KAHUNA TROPICAL FISH Medium 12mm Algae Wafer - Algae Wafers for Bottom Feeders - The Best Pleco Wafers & Pleco Food Available - Algae Wafers for Snails (8 oz)
- Price
- $14.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 111
- Age
- 9mo ago

Ultra Fresh Bottom Feeder Fish Food Sword Prawns Natural Protein Balanced Diet for Catfish Corydoras Loaches Tropical Shrimp Pie 2.05 Ounces
- Price
- $9.05
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,492
- Age
- 3y ago

Ultra Fresh Algae Wafers Pleco Food Spirulina & Algae Sword Prawns Balanced Diet Color Enhancing All Natural Ingredients for Algae Eaters Bottom Feeders Vegetables Shrimp Pie 2.12oz
- Price
- $9.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,782
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
9 rising
Sellers
37
Est. top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Tetra59%
- Ultra Fresh11%
- BIG KAHUNA TROPICAL FISH7%
- Zoo Med6%
- Hikari5%
- Fluval5%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand
Pleco Food search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Search terms
Top Pleco Food search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- pleco wafers52K/yr
- pleco food54K/yr
- pleco wafers for algae eaters8K/yr
- pleco fish food6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pleco Food
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Fish food little cheaper”
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.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Pleco Food questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









