Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Fish Supplies
The Google product category ID for Fish Supplies is 6. It sits under Pet Supplies and has 16 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 16 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch17
Fish Supplies6
Aquarium & Pond Tubing505303Aquarium Air Stones & Diffusers505307Aquarium Cleaning Supplies500038Aquarium Decor5019Aquarium Filters5020Aquarium Fish Nets505306Aquarium Gravel & Substrates5021Aquarium Lighting5079Aquarium Overflow Boxes6951Aquarium Stands5023Aquarium Temperature Controllers500062Aquarium Water Treatments5161Aquariums3238Aquatic Plant Fertilizers6085Fish Feeders6403Fish Food5024- Category ID
- 6
- Direct subcategories
- 16
- Categories below it in total
- 16
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 45
- Parent category
- Pet Supplies
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Fish Supplies is the largest of the 46 categories under Pet Supplies, with 16 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Fish SuppliesAquarium & Pond Tubing
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Aquarium & Pond Tubing (505303) on level 4: Fish Supplies › Aquarium & Pond Tubing. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6) or the full path ("Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Fish Supplies"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 16 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 6 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Fish Supplies |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 6, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Fish Supplies
16 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 16 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Fish Supplies continues any further, so one of those 16 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
- 505303Aquarium & Pond Tubing
- 505307Aquarium Air Stones & Diffusers
- 500038Aquarium Cleaning Supplies
- 5019Aquarium Decor
- 5020Aquarium Filters
- 505306Aquarium Fish Nets
- 5021Aquarium Gravel & Substrates
- 5079Aquarium Lighting
- 6951Aquarium Overflow Boxes
- 5023Aquarium Stands
- 500062Aquarium Temperature Controllers
- 5161Aquarium Water Treatments
- 3238Aquariums
- 6085Aquatic Plant Fertilizers
- 6403Fish Feeders
- 5024Fish Food
Questions about Fish Supplies
What is the Google product category ID for Fish Supplies?
6. The full path, "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Fish Supplies", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Fish Supplies or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Fish Supplies has 16 directly below it, starting with Aquarium & Pond Tubing (505303), Aquarium Air Stones & Diffusers (505307), Aquarium Cleaning Supplies (500038), and 16 in total further down. 6 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Fish Supplies sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Pet Supplies (2). The chain from the top is Animals & Pet Supplies → Pet Supplies → Fish Supplies. If your product does not belong under Pet Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Fish Supplies is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Pet Supplies first — there are 45 other categories at this level: Bird Supplies (3), Cat Supplies (4), Dog Supplies (5), Pet Agility Equipment (6983), Pet Apparel Hangers (6811), Pet Bed Accessories (500084), and 39 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Pet Supplies (2) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Fish Supplies?
1 level more. The longest route down from Fish Supplies is Fish Supplies > Aquarium & Pond Tubing, ending at Aquarium & Pond Tubing (505303) on level 4. Not every branch below Fish Supplies runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Fish Supplies compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 46 at its level, carrying 16 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
Not sure this is the one?
Describe the product and get the category with its ID, a confidence figure and the runners-up it was weighed against.
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