by George Farmer | Aug 6, 2015 | AMAZONAS - George Farmer, Freshwater
Aquascaping contests are a big deal. The biggest is the annual International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest (IAPLC) organised by Takashi Amano’s company, Aqua Design Amano. With a top prize of around $8,000, it’s no wonder it’s taken seriously by...
by George Farmer | Jun 26, 2015 | AMAZONAS - George Farmer, Freshwater
Following on from my introductory blog that helped to define aquascaping, the next step is to discuss two very distinct and contrasting aquascaping styles: Dutch and Nature Aquarium. Aquascaping has many styles but there are two that stand out from the rest in the...
by George Farmer | Jun 11, 2015 | AMAZONAS - George Farmer, Freshwater
When asked what I do for a living by a non-fishkeeper I will usually say, “I make fish tanks look pretty.” The term aquascaper is then introduced, and I’ll describe it as landscape gardening, but in a glass box with aquatic plants and natural...
