ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS OF THE BIOTOPE AQUARIUM DESIGN CONTEST 2019

Besides main rating in our contest there are additional nominations. For winning in them we also give prizes. In some categories, the winners were determined by the participants themselves, and in others the jury members and the organizers chose the winners. This makes our competition even more interesting for both participants and audience.

The prize pool of 3,000 euro and money for making and sending prizes were kindly provided by the company
Prodibio, the world leader in making products for creating ideal conditions for aquarium inhabitants.

TEAM TROPHY

The contestants selected winner from all entries. Each participant selected one candidate. The overall impression of a biotope aquarium was taken into account.

Prizes: TEAM TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Intermediate rocky habitat in Bulu Point, East coast of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, 180 L – 7 points
2. Banks of Yangmei river in the dry season, Mount Zaomu, Foshan, China, 90 L – 6 points
3. Banks of the Zena stream in the Gessi Regional Park San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy, 600 L – 6 points
4. River in the Yangkou area downstream of the Mount Lao, Qingdao, China, 300 L – 4 points
5. Lake ecosystem, Mekong River delta, Can Tho, Vietnam, 290 L – 3 points
6. Fast flowing stream above waterfall, Lagu Lagu creek, Leyte island, Philippines, 180 L – 3 points
7. Lago Grande do Curuai, state of Para, Brazil, 840 L – 2 points
8. Small affluent to Rio Paragua, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia, 345 L – 2 points
9. Meanders of a forest stream, a tributary of the Chodelka River near Bełżyce, Poland, 225 L – 1 point
10. Colleges Crossing Tidal Freshwater Reaches Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia, 576 L – 1 points

PHOTO TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The quality of the main photo, the atmosphere of the nature biotope, fishes in the pictures, the good location of the fish were taken into account.

Prizes: PHOTO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Banks of Yangmei river in the dry season, Mount Zaomu, Foshan, China, 90 L – 11 points
2. Fast flowing stream above waterfall, Lagu Lagu creek, Leyte island, Philippines, 180 L – 8 points
3. Banks of the Zena stream in the Gessi Regional Park San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy, 600 L – 8 points
4. Igarapé near Rio Daraá, tributary of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, 648 L – 7 points
5. Cape Kabogo, Tanganyika Lake, Tanzania, 135 L – 6 points
6. Lake ecosystem, Mekong River delta, Can Tho, Vietnam, 290 L – 4 points
7. River in the Yangkou area downstream of the Mount Lao, Qingdao, China, 300 L – 4 points
8. Lake Tanganyika, shores of Ikola, shallow sediment free rocky habitat, Tanzania, 447 L – 2 points
9. Marginal zone of Chilika Lake in the area of Puri, Odisha, India, 140 L – 1 points
10. Masek Lake, margin near the village of Sinoni, Tanzania, Africa, 120 L – 1 points

SHOT TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The quality of the additional photo, the atmosphere of the nature biotope, fishes in the pictures, the good location of the fish were taken into account.

Prizes: SHOT TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Habitat Ambystoma dumerilii, Pátzcuaro Lake riverside, Urandén, México, 324 L – 12 points
2. Swamp of the Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Florida, USA, 250 L – 9 points
3. Drying roadside drain, Vyakhtelevo village, Gatchina district, Leningrad region, Russia, 30 L – 9 points
4. Intermediate rocky habitat in Bulu Point, East coast of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, 180 L – 7 points
5. Río Peyán, Guatemala, Jungle Area, Submerged Roots Habitat, 540 L – 6 points
6. Lake Tanganyika, Congo, rocky bottom with open space, Africa, 1680 L – 3 points
7. Roadside channel near the southern border of the Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorye, Russia, 25 L – 2 points
8. Flooded Essequibo River Coast in Iwokrama Nature Reserve, Guyana, 480 L – 2 points
9. Marginal zone of Chilika Lake in the area of Puri, Odisha, India, 140 L – 1 point
10. Masek Lake, margin near the village of Sinoni, Tanzania, Africa, 120 L – 1 point

VIDEO TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The quality of video, good cut, useful titles, good voice, atmosphere of a nature biotope, full view and close-ups, the plot were taken into account.

Prizes: VIDEO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Banks of Yangmei river in the dry season, Mount Zaomu, Foshan, China, 90 L – 11 points
2. Swamp of the Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Florida, USA, 250 L – 9 points
3. Small pond system, downstream of Mekong river delta, Hau Giang, Vietnam, 288 L – 7 points
4. Habitat Ambystoma dumerilii, Pátzcuaro Lake riverside, Urandén, México, 324 L – 6 points
5. Lower Atabapo River. Shallow Water Forest Base. Venezuela, 96 L – 5 points
6. Small affluent to Rio Paragua, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia, 345 L – 5 points
7. Colleges Crossing Tidal Freshwater Reaches Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia, 576 L – 3 points
8. Taiwan’s Hsiao Li Creek — a small tributary in the mountain forest, 135 L – 3 points
9. Lake Tanganyika Shores of Kipili In Wet Season, Vegetated Rocky Habitat, Tanzania, 536 L – 2 points
10. Lake Tanganyika, Congo, Rocky bottom with open space, Africa, 1680 L – 1 point

WILD TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. Aquaria with the most rare aquatic organisms were taken into account.

Prizes: WILD TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Banks of the Zena stream in the Gessi Regional Park San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy, 600 L – 11 points
2. Colleges crossing tidal freshwater reaches, Brisbane River, Chuwar, Queensland, Australia, 576 L – 9 points
3. Lake Tanganyika, Congo, rocky bottom with open space, Africa, 1680 L – 7 points
4. Laonong River, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 85 L – 5 points
5. Rocky shores of Gome, Malawi, 1800 L – 5 points
6. Wetland of the Pindapoy Creek near the Paraná River, Misiones Province, Argentina, 240 L – 4 points
7. Small Stream in the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, Loreto, Peru, 350 L – 3 points
8. Unnamed spring close to lake Inle, Myanmar, 96 L – 3 points
9. Streams in Western Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 192 L – 3 points
10. Shallow rocky habitat near Kambwimba, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, 1200 L – 2 points

ECO TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The story about the threat to the biotope was taken into account.

Prize: ECO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Intensive vegetation areas of Kırkgöz springs, Antalya, Turkey, 585 L – 8 points
2. Banks of Yangmei river in the dry season, Mount Zaomu, Foshan, China, 90 L – 7 points
3. Downstream of Tamsui River basin, Tamsui district, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 189 L – 7 points
4. Habitat Ambystoma dumerilii, Pátzcuaro Lake riverside, Urandén, México, 324 L – 6 points
5. Shallow stream in Lotus Mountain, Guangzhou, China, 150 L – 6 points
6. Floodplains of Lake Kinkony in the Mahajanga Province, north west of Madagascar, 600 L – 5 points
7. Taizi River, shallow riverbank area of Benxi City, Liaoning province, China, 288 L – 5 points
8. Sabangau River in central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, 96 L – 3 points
9. Rahtawu Kudus River in the dry season of Central Java, Indonesia, 160 L – 3 points
10. Rushes bank of Kepayang stream, rain season, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, 189 L – 2 points

COOL TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all cold-water aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: COOL TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Meanders of a forest stream, a tributary of the Chodelka River near Bełżyce, Poland, 225 L

NORTH AMERICA TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all North American biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: NA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Río Peyán, Guatemala, Jungle Area, Submerged Roots Habitat, 540 L

SOUTH AMERICA TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all South American biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: SA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Forest creek near Barcelos, Rio Negro tributaries in Brazil, 300 L

AFRICA TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all African biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: AFRICA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Lake Tanganyika, sandy sedimentary bottom area in Ndole Bay, Zambia, 60 L

EUROPE TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all Europe biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: EUROPE TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Meanders of a forest stream, a tributary of the Chodelka River near Bełżyce, Poland, 225 L

ASIA TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all Asian biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: ASIA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Fast flowing stream above waterfall, Lagu Lagu creek, Leyte island, Philippines, 180 L

AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA TROPHY

The winner in this category was determined automatically among all Australian biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: AO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Colleges Crossing Tidal Freshwater Reaches Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia, 576 L

INFO TROPHY

The winner was determined by the organizers and the members of the jury among the entries with the best descriptions of recreated nature biotopes and provided links to information sources.

Prizes: INFO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Igarapé near Rio Daraá, tributary of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, 648 L

BIOTOPE TROPHY

The members of the jury chose winner among the entries with the best points for correspondence to the recreated nature biotope.

Prizes: BIOTOPE TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Peat swamp forest in Selangor, Malaysia, 375 L

DESIGN TROPHY

The members of the jury chose winner among the entries with the best points for the design.

Prizes: DESIGN TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Meanders of a forest stream, a tributary of the Chodelka River near Bełżyce, Poland, 225 L

LIFE TROPHY

The members of the jury will chose winner among the entries with the best points for the viability of the system.

Prizes: LIFE TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Shallow stream in the dry season, S. Wosea, DS. Sawai, Weda Tengah, Halmahera, Maluku, Indonesia, 68 L

COVER TROPHY

The organizers will chose winner among the best photos that are suitable for the cover of the magazine.

Prizes: COVER TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2017 or 2018 or 2019 magazine.

1. Lago Grande do Curuai, state of Para, Brazil, 840 L