You may have never heard of aqua scraping, but to many people, it’s a very serious art. The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest holds an annual competition that ranks the best of aquarium design, and the results are phenomenal. Here are some of the entries that showcase the incredible underwater landscapes that contests have designed using their expertise in art and biology.
“Forest Scent” by Pavel Bautin
“Pale Wind” by Takayuki Fukada
“Whisper of the pines” by Serkan Çetinkol
“Verve!” by Chow Wai Sun
“Way to heaven” by Dmitriy Parshin
“Wild West” by Stjepan Erdeljić
By Georgi Chaushev
By Francisco Wu
By Long Tran Hoang
“Pilgrimage” by Shintaro Matsui
via fillthewell.com