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The goal of the true ‘naturalist’ aquatic designer should be an interpretation of the natural environment, fashioned as much as possible by the forces of erosion, deposition and plant colonisation and as little as possible by the hand of man.

When presented with a fantastic catalogue of coloured pictures and photographs of plants it is easy to become carried away with the huge choice available and to end up with a somewhat cluttered look in the tank.

This may be very effective in a 'jungle' style aquascape but in many other styles, such as the simpler Iwagumi layout, a cleaner less cluttered style of planting works very well indeed.

Obviously certain plants gel well together, and different patterns, textures and colours may be represented in the aquarium just as they are in nature.

Eleocharis parvula is an extremely versatile and useful plant. It may be used to great affect by it self to form a grassy carpet and a very dense lawn like effect may be achieved in 6 – 8 weeks from planting.

It is also very useful when planted sparsely around the edges of rocks and other hardscape and produces a ‘softening’ effect when used in this way.

Remember that we are aquascaping specialists and as such we are well equipped to help you achieve your perfect aquascape.

Whether you are a beginner to aquascaping or have years of aquascaping experience we can offer you the advice that you need.

We have decades of specialist aquascaping experience, both as hobbyists before TGM was opened and as professional aquascapers.

Whatever your aquascaping needs we can help! Visit us in store Monday - Saturday, make a special appointment to see us (this is available 7 days a week), call us on 01978 265 090 or email us.