BIOTOPE AQUARIUM DESIGN CONTEST 2022

Welcome to the page of international Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2022!

This year we received 113 aquaria from 33 countries of the world.

From the 20th to 31th of March, the entries will be evaluated by professional members of the jury, the organizers and the participants of the contest, who will choose winners in the special nominations for the best photo, video and so on.

Enjoy viewing aquaria!

The organizing of the biotope contest and is supported by the DECOTOP. Under this brand there are only natural materials: gravel, stones, driftwood and organics for decoration of aquarium, paludarium and terrarium.

The Aquatect team can build the aquarium of your dreams. Whether you are looking for an easy to maintain display piece or a fully automated stocked system, they can design, build and maintain your aquarium to the highest standard.

NILPA is a brand that produces hydrochemicals for maintaining the aquarium’s ecology. The range includes tests for aquarium water, plant growth stimulators, conditioners and reagents for changing water parameters.

The international forum of aquarists GreenForum unites aquarists from many countries. The forum contains unique material, photo and video galleries, vernissages of works by famous masters of underwater photography are constantly held.

The portal provides information on taxonomy, habitats, growing conditions of various species of the Eriocaulon family, photos and videos of Eriocaulon, Tonin and Syngonanthus, a reference book of the Eriocaulon family.

YouTube channel about keeping monster fish in aquariums. Reviews of aquarium equipment and other accessories. Reviews of the results of the International Biotope Aquarium Design Contest. Weekly streams.

The bank of the Solinka river, near Cisna town. Bieszczady mountains. Poland, 225 L

Poland. Bartłomiej Paśnik

Sources of the Krężniczanka river near Bełżyce, Poland, 135 L

Poland. Bartłomiej Paśnik

Fast flowing stream on the south side mount Halimun, 250 MASL, Indonesia, 180 L

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

Early morning at an unnamed swamp in Conghua, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 243 L

China. Nan Li

The land of “Łęgi Odrzańskie”. Flood zone. Odra River. Poland, 288 L

Poland. Aleksander Halczuk

Flooded area on the Krężniczanka river, near Bełżyce, Poland, 135 L

Poland. Bartłomiej Paśnik

Jungle stream on the south Sside mount Halimun, 300 MASL, Indonesia, 162 L

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

Oxbow Lake The Odra River. Brodno. Poland, 288 L

Poland. Aleksander Halczuk

Heavy current strem on the south side mount Halimun, 400 MASL, Indonesia, 80 L

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

Riffles of Huang Rou Creek, Nantou, Taiwan, 220 L

Taiwan. Hsiao Chao Hung

Small stream margin, near Raidāk River, Brahmaputra River Drainage, India, 40 L

Portugal. Pedro Mendanha Dias

Under Plane trees Trikeriotis River, Xelidona Evritanias, Greece, 360 L

Greece. Stavros Tsipas

Fast flowing stream on the south side mount Halimun, 100 MASL, Indonesia, 264 L

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

The bank of Bai River, Huairou, Beijing, China, 243 L

China. Jiaying Hou

Coward Springs Lake Ayre Basin South Australia, 126 L

Australia. Jason Sulda

A slow stream in the peat forest of Borneo. South Kalimantan, 54 L

Russia. Angelina Sporsheva

Spring Pond in El molino , Cuyucapan,Laguna De Sayula Mexico, 70 L

Greece. Tasos Fassaris

Reed-covered bank of the Yegurechka channel in the Don River Delta, Russia, 363 L

Russia. Albert Vendel

Underground waters of Cueva Chica Cave, San Luis Potosi Province, Mexico, 156 L

Russia. Anastasiya Chistyakova

Wetland creek, tributary of the Biała river in Białystok, Poland, 120 L

Poland. Piotr Gawroński

Son River Stream, Phong Nha-Ke Bang N, 500 L

Poland. Magdalena Szubska

Stream Pool of Rio Patuca,near Guaguina region Honduras, 400 L

Greece. Tasos Fassaris

First Rain on the banks of the Rio Negro River near Barcelos Municipality, Brazil, 144 L

China. QiLiang Wang

Quanquan Pool, fault at the headwaters of Xianghe River in Qinling Mountains, Xi’an, China, 90 L

China. Zhānglì Хián

Creek in the flooded forest in Paraná Ataú, Brazil, 240 L

Germany. Artem Titov

Haoxi, Jinyun County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, China, 284 L

China. Wang Heng

River Bank of Rio Olho d’água, Rio da Prata in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 840 L

Greece. Christos Nikolakoulis

Cano Aguijon tributary of the Inírida river, Inirida, Colombia, 1200 L

Greece. Stavros Tsipas

Dancing sands spring, Situ Cisanti Bandung, Indonesia, 64 L

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

Shallow Rocky Habitat in Bulu Point East coast of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, 160 L

India. Anindam Ghosal

Little part Orinoco River basin. Morichal Morganito, Venuezela, 240 L

France. Gérald Pagan

Intermediate Rocky Habitat, Makabola, Lake Tanganyika, DR Congo, 96 L

India. Protim Sarkar

Nature Reserve Springs of Pescara, Popoli, Abruzzo, Italy, 450 L

Poland. Pawel Lukasz Kocik

Unnamed forrest stream, west of the city of Coxim, 98 L

Denmark. David Nørholm

Shallow Spring Pool, Baotu Spring Group, Jinan, Shandong, China, 160 L

China. Zhānglì Xián

Mouth of Kwagira River, Papua New Guinea, 280 L

Greece. Antonis Tsipas

Backwater of the Rio Pianco north of Coremas, Paraiba state, Brazil, 70 L

Russia. Tamara Baranova

Small creek near Pobreza Stream, tributary of Rio Blanco, Peru, 160 L

Czech Republic. Jan Šulc

River Bank Pool, Alum Creek, Ohio, 71 L

USA. Vinny Anderson

Running stream originating from Chapanala Waterfall in Nagaon, Assam, India, 50 L

India. Rupam Kumar Borah

Taste of hometown the Nak-Dong River, Korea, 500 L

South Korea. Shinyoung Kim

Forest Stream of the Nilwala River Basin, Sri Lanka, 156 L

Russia. Svetlana Kirillova

Canceler Creek of Tributary Sinnamary River, French Guiana, 96 L

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

The tributary of Rio Negro river, near Barcelos, Brazil, 54 L

China. Zhengyou Zou

Endangered Species Habitat, Kalu River Tributary,Ingiriya,Sri Lanka, 225 L

Sri Lanka. Sathsara Dinujaya

Parana River, Flood Savanna Habitat, Corrientes-Argentina, 56 L

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

Fall in the Ozarks of Missouri, Osage River, USA , 90 L

Hungary. Anikó Csanádi

Rio Aiuana Small Forest Creek, A Tributary of the Rio Negro. Santa Isabel-Brazil, 84 L

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

Peat swamp nearby Su-ngai Kolok, town in the Thai-Malaysian border, 110 L

Netherlands. Christian Hidalgo Brandt

Swamp in Tebo Ilir Jambi, Indonesia, 150 L

Indonesia. Maa Rafsanjani

Crystal water of Recanto Ecologico Rio da Prata, Bonito, Brazil, 6200 L

China. Wang Liang

Flooded shallow margin of Indawgyi Lake, Kachin State, Myanmar, 38 L

Hungary. Klementina Keresztes-André

Fallen branch on a sunny morning in a bay of Laguna Larga in dry season, Los Lagos, Bolivia, 500 L

Greece. Konstantinos Gazos

Tributary of Rio Negro. Sunset in a Forest Creek near Barcelos. Brazil, 54 L

Greece. Thodoris Theodoridis

Hainan Ding’an volcano cold spring in tourism season, 320 L

China. Gaachi

Obnova river in the south of Leningrad region, Russia, 297 L

Russia. Grigory Fiodorov

Igarapé do Daracua, the small forest stream of Rio Negro River, near Barcelos, Brazil, 200 L

Romania. Olteanu Florin

Foto River near the town of Fria, north of Conakry, Konkoure River system, 150 L

Italy. Bordin Andrea

The mouth of Igarape Prosperitate, 200 L

Belgium. Van de Weyer Vern

A stream of the Nakdonggang River tributary Hwanggang River, 37 L

South Korea. Lim Hyun Geun

The San Juan drainage from Atlantic coast near Nicaragua Lake, 300 L

Italy. Andrea Bordin

Banks of Lata Jeram Linang , in forest reserves Of Ulu Sat . Pasir Puteh Kelantan, 63 L

Malaysia. Mohd Hafizul Akhma Bin Yusoff

Mangrove shallow sea in Techeng Island, Zhanjiang, China, 320 L

China. Gaachi

Forest creek near Barcelos, Tributary of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, 170 L

India. Anindam Ghosal

The shady bank of Ipoly River, Hungary. Underwashed riverside, 248 L

Hungary. Tamás Németh

Sandy bottom of Lake Tanganyika, Magambo, Tanzania, 61 L

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

Lake Danau Sentarum shore, 540 L

Spain. Nico Luchoro

Mbowe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 400 L

Greece. Antonis Tsipas

Eastern edge of Macuruco Lagoon, blackwater tributary of the Rio Orinoco, Venezuela, 360 L

USA. Bill Miller

Subansiri river,small pond near the main chanel, 300 L

Slovenia. Miran Zupevc

The setting sun of a stream in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China, 25 L

China. Zhu Hua

Guaporé River drainage – Bolivia, 250 L

Italy. Andrea Bordin

Rio Guarumo – Panama; rocky shallow water in the dry season, 98 L

Danmark. David Nørholm

Small forest creek in Rio Negro system, Amazonas, Brazil, 115 L

India. Arun Verma

Rio Nanay River Banks rainy season, Amazon River tributary, Peru, 208 L

Malaysia. Mohd Hafizul Akhma Bin Yusoff

Lake Vembanad near the confluence of the Pamba River, Kerala, India, 50 L

Russia. Oleg Blinov

Shyamkhola lake, West Bengal, India, 24 L

India. Debojyoti Mondal

Shallow rocky shoreline, Tanganyika Lake, Ubwari Peninsule, Cape Banza, DRC, 168 L

Brazil. Marcus Vinícius David

Irrigation field, 120 L

Indonesia. Iqbal Dani Prayogi

Igarapé do Daracua, a flooded forest in the middle Rio Negro, near Barcelos, Brazil, 191 L

Thailand. Natthanon Wiwattanakantang

Peat swamp 3 kilometers northwest of Soekamara, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, 54 L

Netherlands. Kees Eggens

Late night to dawn in Rio Tapajós , 480 L

China. Yang Yu Liu

Igapó-Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo Mishana Loretu, Peru, 128 L

Portugal. Nuno Rodrigues

Rocky part of the Rio Papaloapan River, 260 L

United Kingdom. Colin Pigott

The oxbow of the Khorol River within the city limits of Mirgorod, Ukraine, 150 L

Ukraine. Vladimir Korotin

Unnamed blackwater stream in South Kalimantan Forest, Indonesia, 45 L

USA. DionTre Speller

Unnamed forest stream in North Sumatra, Indonesia, 45 L

Romania. Olteanu Florin

Wild rock scenery on Tempur river, Indonesia, 126 L

Indonesia. Doni Guntur Prakoso

Swamp forested wetland near Bhuigaon Beach Vasai – virar, Palghar District – Maharashtra – India, 70 L

India. Devarsh Sudhakar Bhoir

A Small Tributary Of The Ucayali River, Requena, Peru, 28 L

Turkey. Gökhan FİL

Shallow stream of Kalu River, Bulathsinhala, Sri Lanka, 120 L

Sri Lanka. Kanishka Silva

Corydoras aeneus in pond, Los Tres Gigantes, Paraguay, 160 L

Austria. Uwe Zufelde

Rio Putumayo The gushing river in Peru, 413 L

China. Yang Yu Liu

Kalimantan, 40 L

México. Marco Arroyo

Paragua River, Bolivar state, Venezuela, 127 L

India. Biswarup Goon

Clear sluggish spring-fed stream near Wekiva River, Florida, USA, 40 L

USA. DionTre Speller

Thandwe creek Rakhine, Myanmar, 110 L

Indonesia. Maa Rafsanjani

A small stream on banana-rubber plantations. Cilacap Region, Java, Indonesia, 130 L

Russia. Egor Tormosov

Sluggish Spring fed mountain stream near Guangdong province, China, 80 L

USA. DionTre Speller

Lake Tanganyika. Rocky coast Luhanga, 85 L

Russia. Ruslan Harkov

Paraná River, Brasil, 240 L

Germany. Lukas Urbanowicz

Nirmal Lake, Nirmal, Nalasopara – palghar district maharashtra , 68 L

India. Pratamesh Khadke

A small stream that supplies water to the volcanic lake Barombi ba Kotto – Cameroon, 144 L

Romania. Emil Visan

Aquatic Vegetation Habitat at Setu Burung Bogor West Java Indonesia, 120 L

Indonesia. Noer Sarifah Ainy

Lake Tanganyika. Sandy sedimentary shore in Ndole Bay. Zambia, 25 L

India. Mayukh Das

Sentul Westjava Upstream – Dwarf Snakehead habitat, 110 L

Indonesia. Iqbal Mujadid

Waterlogging of streams, 54 L

Sri Lanka. Punsisi Madura Hewage

Lake Malawi. East Africa, 375 L

Germany. Lukasz Urbanowicz

A Tributary Somewhere in The Amazon, 85 L

Philippines. Jared Tan

River North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 45 L

Indonesia. Hendry Zachawerus

Biotope fish king, 160 L

Indonesia. Erwin Monoarfa

Deep water lake Tanganyika, 828 L

Bulgaria. Peter Angelov

Sacred and dirty under the surface of the Ganges River in India, 25 L

China. Bai Yufei