Awesome Aquariums: Winners of the 2015 International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest | Colossal

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#1 (Grand Prize) Takayuki Fukada, Japan / Courtesy IAPLC & Aquabase

The art of aquascaping is still a fledgling endeavor, first started in the 90s by Japanese wildlife photographer Takashi Amano. The annual IAPLC competition has grown dramatically since, with the 2015 contest seeing 2,545 entries from 69 countries. Japan, China, Brazil, and France dominate the top finalist spots (only 13 entries were from the United States). Finalists were announced in September.

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#2 范博文, China / Courtesy IAPLC & AquaA3

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#4 Paulo Pacheco, Brazil / Courtesy IAPLC & Aquabase

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#8 タナカカツキ, Japan / Courtesy IAPLC & Aquabase

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#16 张大东, China / Courtesy IAPLC & Aquabase

 

Awesome Aquariums: Winners of the 2015 International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest | Colossal