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Will Your Shrimp Colony Reproduce? A Tank-Mate Risk Test for Planted Aquariums

Will Your Shrimp Colony Reproduce? A Tank-Mate Risk Test for Planted Aquariums

A planted aquarium can keep adult freshwater shrimp visible, colorful, and active while quietly losing every newborn shrimp. The problem is rarely a single aggressive attack. More often, tiny shrimplets disappear because a fish patrols open ground, a...
The Growth-Control Plan for a Planted Aquarium: Prune, Propagate, or Remove?

The Growth-Control Plan for a Planted Aquarium: Prune, Propagate, or Remove?

A planted aquarium rarely fails because plants grow too slowly. More often, a stem plant blocks the light, a runner crosses the foreground, floating plants cover the surface, or moss turns a carefully designed nano tank into a dense thicket. The solu...
Where Should the Open Water Go? A Behavior-First Stocking Plan for Planted Freshwater Aquariums

Where Should the Open Water Go? A Behavior-First Stocking Plan for Planted Freshwater Aquariums

A planted aquarium can look full long before it is properly stocked. Every stem, rock, cave, floating plant, fish, shrimp, and snail changes how the tank is used. The practical question is not simply which species can share water, but where each anim...
Algae on Glass, Mulm in Substrate, or Leftover Food? Assign the Right Snail Job

Algae on Glass, Mulm in Substrate, or Leftover Food? Assign the Right Snail Job

Aquarium snails are often sold as cleanup crews, but that phrase hides several different jobs. One snail may scrape soft algae from glass, another may consume leftover food and decaying plant matter, while a burrowing species mainly moves through the...
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Spain at IAPLC 2026: Roberto Buenadicha’s Forest and the Space Between Trunks

Roberto Buenadicha’s aquarium is the only Spanish work in the published ranks 1–300. Its slender dar...

France at IAPLC 2026: A Close Reading of Jean Christophe Grosset’s Woodland

Only one French work appears in the published ranks 1–300. That gives this instalment a different ta...

Singapore at IAPLC 2026: Open Stone and an Enclosed Planted Passage

Two Singaporean works appear in the published ranks 1–300, and they offer an unusually clear contras...

Hong Kong at IAPLC 2026: Three Studies in Light, Layers and Visual Impact

A low timber ceiling, blue-toned terraces and converging planted diagonals create three visibly diff...

Italy at IAPLC 2026: Calm Routes and More Dramatic Planted Frames

A clear route through planted banks can feel quiet; a coloured ridge beneath a dark frame can feel t...

United States at IAPLC 2026: Four Distinct Readings of a Wooded Aquarium

The four American photographs selected here all contain important wood structures, yet they do not p...
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Fukada Takayuki. Waterscape director. Born in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. In 2008, as a member of the waterscape artist group "TAU", he started creative activities to express his world view. Individuals will also strive to popularize the aquatic plant layout through appearances in various media, exhibitions of works at aquarium fairs around the world, and workshops. Received the 2013 Pension Award and the 2014 Bronze Award at the World Congress on Aquatic Plant Layout (IAPLC). In 2015, he won the Grand Prix for the first time in 12 years as a Japanese, and in 2016, he won the first ever Grand Prix for the second consecutive year. Currently, besides producing his own work, he has been appointed as a judge for many contests held in various countries, mainly in Europe and Asia. Continue activities to convey its appeal to a wider range of regions and generations.

2021

  • APB CONTEST (Argentina) appointed as a judge
  • Underwater Pet Expo National Aquascaping qualifying (Australia) Jury Appointment
  • Concurso de Aquascaping CARAC 2021 (Mexico) Appointed as a judge

2020

  • Inaugurated as GEX Aquarista Ambassador
  • Korea Hardscape Contest Minor League (Korea) appointed as a judge
  • Korea Aquascsping Contest Minor League (Korea) appointed as a judge
  • European Aquascaping Championship (Europe) inaugurated as a judge
  • Desafio de Aquascaping Aquariofilia.net (Portugal) Appointed as a judge

2019 

  • Biotope Aquarium Design Contest (Russia) inaugurated as a judge

2018

  • Web Aquascaping Contest (Europe) inaugurated as a judge
  • Aquascaping Spain Contest (Spain) inaugurated as a judge
  • Korea Aquascaping Contest (Korea) appointed as a judge
  • LIFE AQUA (MaxLite Engineering, Hong Kong) Ambassador inaugurated

2017

  • Indoscapersrace (Indonesia) appointed as a judge
  • PRODIBIO (France) Ambassador inaugurated
  • Concurso Brasileiro de Aquapaisagismo (Brazil) appointed as a judge
  • CIPS International Aquascaping Contest (China) appointed as a judge
  • Arabs Aquascaping Talent (Arab countries) inaugurated as a judge
  • Concours Artistique de Paysages Aquatique (France) appointed as a judge

website: https://takayuki-fukada.com/

Best scapes by Takayuki Fukada
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Green Clouds

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2020
2

Tankei

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2019
3

Tree Spirit

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2018
1

Mighty Cave

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2016
1

Longing

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2015
5

Autumn

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2014
2

Pale Wind

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2013
32

Dragon Back

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2012
13

The Heart of Paradise

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2011
107

Tranquility

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2010
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IAPLC 2009 Rank 144

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest - 2009