Re: [AGA Contest] Re: more biotopes

["Carlos Sanchez" <tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com>]

Just as a thought, aquascaping and biotope aquariums do not have to be so 
conflicting.

A biotope aquarium can also be thoughtfully aquascaped. Many natural 
underwater scenes are actually much more beautiful than most people would 
believe. There are lakes in south Florida with shores covered in lush 
rolling mounds of a Hemianthus sp, piles of rocks, spikes of hairgrass, and 
Ludwigia repens.

It is not the problem with the biotope category itself --the problem is the 
level of the biotope hobby in the country.  People are still figuring out 
what makes a biotope rather than worrying how to make it look aesthetic and 
'natural'.

The Dutch seem to have a good hang of it:
http://www.nbat.nl/aquarium4/keuringspec/keur_spec03.html

I believe one of them, Nanne de Vos, actually placed in the top ten of the 
first ADA contest with a very aesthetically pleasing West/Central African 
River biotope.

I think this is an area that should be worked on rather than discarded. I 
believe the same judging guidelines STILL apply to these tanks. Only because 
all the animals/plants have to come from a certain location doesn't mean the 
tank can't be beautifully aquascaped. That does not make any sense.

Carlos

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