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!

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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.

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1st place

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

Poland. Bartłomiej Paśnik

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2nd place

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

Poland. Bartłomiej Paśnik

250 MASL, FAST FLOWING STREAM ON THE SOUTH SIDE MOUNT HALIMUN INDONESIA 1

3th place

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-

4th place

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

China. Nan Li

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5th place

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

Poland. Aleksander Halczuk

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6th place

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

Poland. Bartłomiej Paśnik

300 MASL, JUNGLE STREAM ON THE SOUTH SIDE MOUNT HALIMUN INDONESIA 1

7th place

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

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

8th place

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

Poland. Aleksander Halczuk

400 MASL, HEAVY CURRENT STREAM ON THE SOUTH SIDE MOUNT HALIMUN INDONESIA 1

9th place

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

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

 

10 Riffles of Huang Rou Creek, Nantou , Taiwan 1

10th place

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

Taiwan. Hsiao Chao Hung

Small stream margin, near Raidāk River, Brahmaputra River Drainage, India-1-----

11th place

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

Portugal. Pedro Mendanha Dias

Under Plane trees Trikeriotis River, Xelidona Evritanias, Greece 1

12th place

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

Greece. Stavros Tsipas

100 MASL, FAST FLOWING STREAM ON THE SOUTH SIDE MOUNT HALIMUN INDONESIA 1

13th place

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

14th place

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

China. Jiaying Hou

Coward Springs Lake Ayre Basin South Australia, 126L 1

14th place

Coward Springs Lake Ayre Basin South Australia, 126 L

Australia. Jason Sulda

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

16th place

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 1

17th place

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

Greece. Tasos Fassaris

Reed-covered bank of the Egurechka channel in the Don River Delta, Russia 1-

18th place

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

19th place

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 1

20th place

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

Poland. Piotr Gawroński

Son River Stream, Phong Nha-Ke Bang NP

20th place

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

Poland. Magdalena Szubska

Stream Pool of Rio Patuca,near Guaguina region Honduras 1

20th place

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--

23th place

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

China. QiLiang Wang

Quanquan Pool at the Headwaters of the Xianghe River in Qinling, Xi'an, China 1

24th place

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 1

25th place

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

Germany. Artem Titov

Haoxi, Jinyun County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, China 1

26th place

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 1

27th place

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

27th place

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

Greece. Stavros Tsipas

Dancing sands spring, Situ Cisanti Bandung, Indonesia

29th place

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

Indonesia. Margo Prasetya

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30th place

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 – 240L

31th place

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

France. Gérald Pagan

Intermediate Rocky Habitat, Makabola, Lake Tanganyika, DR Congo 1

32th place

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

India. Protim Sarkar

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33th place

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

Poland. Pawel Lukasz Kocik

Unnamed forrest stream, west of the city of Coxim

34th place

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

Denmark. David Nørholm

Shallow Spring Pool in Baotu Spring Group, Jinan, Shandong, China 1

35th place

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

China. Zhānglì Xián

Mouth of Kwagira River, Papua New Guinea 1

35th place

Mouth of Kwagira River, Papua New Guinea, 280 L

Greece. Antonis Tsipas

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

37th place

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 1

37th place

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

Czech Republic. Jan Šulc

River Bank Pool, Alum Creek, Ohio 1

39th place

River Bank Pool, Alum Creek, Ohio, 71 L

USA. Vinny Anderson

Running stream originating from Chapanala Waterfall in Nagaon, Assam, India 1

40th place

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

India. Rupam Kumar Borah

Taste of hometown the Nak-Dong River, Korea, 500L 1

41th place

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

South Korea. Shinyoung Kim

Forest Stream of the Nilwala River Basin, Sri Lanka

41th place

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

Russia. Svetlana Kirillova

Canceler Creek of Tributary Sinnamary River, French Guiana

43th place

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

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

The tributary of Rio Negro river, near Barcelos, Brazil 1

43th place

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

China. Zhengyou Zou

Endangered Species Habitat, Kalu River Tributary,Ingiriya,Sri Lanka 1

45th place

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

Sri Lanka. Sathsara Dinujaya

Parana River, Flood Savanna Habitat, Corrientes-Argentina

46th place

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

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

Fall in the Ozarks of Missouri, Osage River, USA 1

47th place

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 1

48th place

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 1

49th place

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

Netherlands. Christian Hidalgo Brandt

Swamp in Tebo Ilir Jambi, Indonesia 1

49th place

Swamp in Tebo Ilir Jambi, Indonesia, 150 L

Indonesia. Maa Rafsanjani

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

51th place

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

China. Wang Liang

Flooded shallow margin of Indawgyi Lake, Kachin State, Myanmar 1

52th place

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 1

52th place

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-1

54th place

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-1

55th place

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

China. Gaachi

Obnova river in the south of Leningrad region, Russia 1

56th place

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

Russia. Grigory Fiodorov

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57th place

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 1

57th place

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

Italy. Bordin Andrea

The mouth of Igarape Prosperitate

59th place

The mouth of Igarape Prosperitate, 200 L

Belgium. Van de Weyer Vern

A stream of the Nakdonggang River tributary Hwanggang River

60th place

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 1

61th place

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

62th place

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 1

63th place

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

China. Gaachi

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64th place

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

India. Anindam Ghosal

The shady bank of Ipoly River, Hungary. Underwashed riverside_1

65th place

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

Hungary. Tamás Németh

Sandy bottom of Lake Tanganyika, Magambo, Tanzania. 1

66th place

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

Turkey. Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

Lake Danau Sentarum shore 1

66th place

Lake Danau Sentarum shore, 540 L

Spain. Nico Luchoro

Mbowe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi

66th place

Mbowe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 400 L

Greece. Antonis Tsipas

Eastern edge of Macuruco Lagoon, blackwater tributary of the Rio Orinoco, Venezuela 1

69th place

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 1

70th place

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

Slovenia. Miran Zupevc

The setting sun of a stream in Quzhou, Zhejiang China

70th place

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

China. Zhu Hua

Guaporé Iténez River drainage – Bolivia 1

72th place

Guaporé River drainage – Bolivia, 250 L

Italy. Andrea Bordin

Rio Guarumo - Panama; rocky shallow water in the dry season

73th place

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

Danmark. David Nørholm

Small forest creek in Rio Negro system, Amazonas, Brazil 1

74th place

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

India. Arun Verma

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

75th place

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 1

76th place

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

Russia. Oleg Blinov

Shyamkhola lake , West Bengal ,India 1

77th place

Shyamkhola lake, West Bengal, India, 24 L

India. Debojyoti Mondal

Shallow rocky shoreline, Tanganyika Lake, Ubwari Peninsule, Cape Banza, DRC 1

77th place

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

Brazil. Marcus Vinícius David

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79th place

Irrigation field, 120 L

Indonesia. Iqbal Dani Prayogi

Igarapé do Daracua, a flooded forest in the middle Rio Negro, near Barcelos, Brazil, 191 L 1

80th place

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 1

81th place

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

Netherlands. Kees Eggens

Late night to dawn in Rio Tapajós

82th place

Late night to dawn in Rio Tapajós , 480 L

China. Yang Yu Liu

Igapó-Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo Mishana Loretu, Peru 1

82th place

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

Portugal. Nuno Rodrigues

Rocky part of the Rio Papaloapan River 1

84th place

Rocky part of the Rio Papaloapan River, 260 L

United Kingdom. Colin Pigott

The oxbow of the Khorol River within the city of Mirgorod, Ukraine 1

85th place

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

Ukraine. Vladimir Korotin

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86th place

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

USA. DionTre Speller

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87th place

Unnamed forest stream in North Sumatra, Indonesia, 45 L

Romania. Olteanu Florin

wild rock scenery on Tempur river, Indonesia 1

88th place

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 6

89th place

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

India. Devarsh Sudhakar Bhoir

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90th place

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

Turkey. Gökhan FİL

Shallow stream of Kalu River,Bulathsinhala,Sri Lanka 1

90th place

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

Sri Lanka. Kanishka Silva

Corydoras aeneus in pond , Los Tres Gigantes, Paraguay

92th place

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

Austria. Uwe Zufelde

Rio Putumayo The gushing river in Peru 1

93th place

Rio Putumayo The gushing river in Peru, 413 L

China. Yang Yu Liu

Kalimantan 1

94th place

Kalimantan, 40 L

México. Marco Arroyo

Paragua River, Bolivar state, Venezuela 1

95th place

Paragua River, Bolivar state, Venezuela, 127 L

India. Biswarup Goon

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

95th place

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

USA. DionTre Speller

THANDWE CREEK RAKHINE, MYANMAR 1

97th place

Thandwe creek Rakhine, Myanmar, 110 L

Indonesia. Maa Rafsanjani

A small stream on banana-rubber plantations. Cilacap Region, Java is., Indonesia 1

98th place

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

99th place

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

USA. DionTre Speller

Lake Tanganyika. Rocky coast Luhanga 1

100th place

Lake Tanganyika. Rocky coast Luhanga, 85 L

Russia. Ruslan Harkov

Paraná River, Brasil 1

101th place

Paraná River, Brasil, 240 L

Germany. Lukas Urbanowicz

Nirmal Lake, Nirmal, Nalasopara - palghar district maharashtra 1

102th place

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 1

103th place

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 1

104th place

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 1

105th place

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

India. Mayukh Das

Sentul Westjava Upstream – Dwarf Snakehead (Channa limbata) Habitat 1

106th place

Sentul Westjava Upstream – Dwarf Snakehead habitat, 110 L

Indonesia. Iqbal Mujadid

Waterlogging of streams 1

107th place

Waterlogging of streams, 54 L

Sri Lanka. Punsisi Madura Hewage

Lake Malawi, East Africa (1)

108th place

Lake Malawi. East Africa, 375 L

Germany. Lukasz Urbanowicz

A Tributary Somewhere in The Amazon 1

109th place

A Tributary Somewhere in The Amazon, 85 L

Philippines. Jared Tan

RIVER NORTH SULAWESI DSM 1

110th place

River North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 45 L

Indonesia. Hendry Zachawerus

Biotope fish king 1

111th place

Biotope fish king, 160 L

Indonesia. Erwin Monoarfa

Deep water lake Tanganyika 1

112th place

Deep water lake Tanganyika, 828 L

Bulgaria. Peter Angelov

Sacred and dirty under the surface of the Ganges River in India 2

113th place

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

China. Bai Yufei