Aquascape is the arts of arranging aquatic plants as well as rock, stones, driftwood and so on. Other people call it as underwater gardening. Nomally, an aquarium would be decorate with fish plants and all sorts of creative idea that can be come out with. With our field trip to Aquascape Paradise we learned various ways to make underwater art using freshwater macrophytes that are truly outstanding.
Commonly used species are Blyxa sp., Myriophyllum sp., Hydrilla verticillata, Alternanthera sp., Anubias nana, Bacopa carolinianna, Hydrocotyle verticillata, H. leucocephala, Hemianthus sp., Java fern, Java moss and others which includes about 114 local species and imported species to create underwater concept.
Materials that can be used
Driftwood
Rock imported from japan which have extra nutrient
Designs of the aquascape
There are different design outside there mostly based on japan and dutch
Paludariums:
An aquarium that combines water and land inside the same environment.
Jungle style:
Natural, untrimmed look that provide wild appearance
Iwagumi style:
Main layout materials are stones and covered with mosses
Dutch style
By having multiple plants with different colour, and the tank have more than 80% covering the aquarium floors
Nature style:
Mountain like landscape
Types of aquatic plants
Mosses tied on the driftwood that resembles a tree
Terrarium
Example of how the shop grow their aquatic plants
Water are sprinkled from above to keep the soil and plant moisture
Special thanks to the management of Aquatic Paradise for the warm welcome and knowledge on aquascaping.
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