Grand Prize (World Ranking No.1)
Title: Forest Scent
Name: Pavel Bautin
Country: RUSSIA
Aquarium Tank: W150×D50×H60(cm)
Aquatic Plants:
Eleocharis acicularis
Fantinalis antipyretica
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hemiantus caritrichoides ”Cuba”
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Hydrocotile leucocephala
Micranthemum umbrosum
Microsorium pteropus
Myriophillum elatinoides
Myriophillum matogrossense(Green)
Myriophillum pinnatum
Rotala nanjean
Rotala rotundifolia(Green)
Fish & Invertebrates:
Boraras maculata
Caridina japonica
Neocaridina denticulate
Evaluation:
This year’s grand prize winner is from Russia with an innovative image of forest. 4 juries selected this layout as the best layout. The creator combined many different size straight woods, and expressed a perspective of the forest in a 150cm width aquarium. Myriophyllums planted in the back were closing their leaves due to the nyctinasty movement, as the picture might be taken during the evening, but this worked positive in this case and looked like needle leaf trees. It is regrettable not finding any fish inside, but the nature of forest was skillfully created and the creator’s idea was highly evaluated.