Winning work: 1st place aquascape - Aquabotanic Aquascaping Contest 2004

location: K鰈le-Zoo Ludwigshafen

tank informations:Size: 130cm x 70cm x 70cm (about 560 Liter)

or 4,26ft x 2,29ft x 2,29ft (about 147 gallons)

Lightning: 4 x 54Watt (T5 - tube) and 1 x 39Watt (T5 - tube)

Plants: Limnophila aromatica, Ludwigia spec. "Cuba", Eusteralis stellata, Hemianthus callitrichoides, Riccia fluitans, Vesicularia dubyana

Ph: 6.80

Fishes or others: Puntius(Barbus)denisonii, Otocinclus paulinus (spec. "Negro"), Caridina japonica

110th day after set up

history - 8 weeks growing

5th day - after set up

5th day - Ludwigia spec "Cuba"

19th day - after set up

Ludwigia spec. "Cuba"

Hemianthus / Riccia (on stone) / Eusteralis

Ludwigia spec "Cuba" and Eusteralis stellata

Limnophilla aromatica

- Riccia-Stones

19th day - total view

22nd day

22nd day - Fishes: Puntius denisonii

front view

 front view

(Ludwigia spec. "Cuba") New name now: Ludwigia inclinata var. verticilata

Riccia fluitans

Otocinclus paulinus (spec. "Negro")

Puntius denisonii - from India

26th day - total view

right side view

Hemian.callitrichoides after trimming and waterchange

30th day - total view after first light trimming

33rd day - after second light trimming

Limnophilla aromatica

40th day - total view

40th day - Ludwigia inclinata var. verticilata ("Cuba")

Puntius denisonii together with Caridina japonica

left side view

 Limnophila aromatica

47th day - total view

47th day - right side view

Riccia hills

Riccia

Eusteralis stellata

54th day - after set up

61st day - after set up

68th day

75th day

103rd day - after set up

Nesaea crassicaulis