The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) is the world’s largest aquascaping competition. For the contest, which is hosted by ADA (Aqua Design Amano) in Japan, aquascapers from right around the world submit photos of their aquatic layouts which undergo a thorough judging process which results in a world ranking of all the entrants. Now is time to start planning your 2017 contest piece- let us help you. You can get all the necessary plants…
The ADA International Aquatic Plants Contest (IAPLC) Booklet for the 2012 contest is now available! The 2012 contest had the largest number of entries ever: 2,021, from 63 different countries, demonstrating the popularity of ADA and the Nature Aquarium. The Nature Aquarium concept was developed by Mr Takashi Amano the founder of Aqua Design Amano, and has grown in popularity over time. The 2013 IAPLC This year’s contest will no doubt be even more popular, and…
International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2012: Voting Begins! The top 200 aquascapes have been selected by the IAPLC steering commitee which includes Practical Fishkeeping Magazine Editor Jeremy Gay. You can see the top 200 entries (in no specific order) on this page. 2nd round grading is in progress; the contest participants, aquarium stores selected by ADA and aquarium magazine editors of the world will vote on the layouts from these 200 candidates over the…
Congratulations to Jeremy Gay, editor of Practical Fishkeeping Magazine, for being invited to be a member of this years International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest, otherwise known as the IAPLC, held by ADA. This is a very prestigious competition and it truly is an honor to have a UK Jury member this year – well done Jeremy!The IAPLC is the largest planted aquarium contest. It is open to all, free to enter and there are some…
We are pleased to announce that we have added two new photo galleries to our website… IAPLC 2011 contest Results (top 27 Places) This gallery includes a video slideshow of the top 27 placements as well as individual photographs with written details including official comments for the first handful. Some truly inspiring aquatic layouts from some of the best aquascapers in the world… don’t hesitate to go straight there and take a look! Takashi Amano…