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AGA 2025 Results Announced: Indonesia Wins Big, USA Dominates Dutch Category

08 December 2025

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The 25th AGA International Aquascaping Contest – one of the oldest and most prestigious competitions in the global aquascaping community (organized by the Aquatic Gardeners Association of the United States) – has officially announced its final results.

AGA 2025 Results Announced: Indonesia Wins Big, USA Dominates Dutch Category

This year, the contest attracted 426 entries from 365 contestants across 52 countries, marking a significant milestone in the event's 25-year history. AGA 2025 served not only as a showcase of technical skill but also as a celebration of biodiversity and the art of nature replication.

Best of Show

The contest's highest honor was awarded to aquascaper Muhammad Yusuf from Indonesia for his masterpiece titled "Veins Of Nature 2". This work also secured 1st Place in the Aquatic Garden category, reaffirming Indonesia's leading position in the current global aquascaping scene.

Below are the Top 10 rankings for the major categories:

TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 45L

Click to enlarge image 01 - Green Path - Wasin Lertpornchaimongkol - Thailand.jpg — 01 - Green Path - Wasin Lertpornchaimongkol - Thailand

Click to enlarge image 02 - JadesPath - IVO ADAMS CARICIO DE MENEZES - Brazil.jpg — 02 - JadesPath - IVO ADAMS CARICIO DE MENEZES - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 03 - Mushroom - Clayton Medeiros - Brazil.jpg — 03 - Mushroom - Clayton Medeiros - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 04 - A Refreshing Outing - JinhwanKim - South Korea.jpg — 04 - A Refreshing Outing - JinhwanKim - South Korea

Click to enlarge image 05 - Midgard - Ismael Figueira - Portugal.jpg — 05 - Midgard - Ismael Figueira - Portugal

Click to enlarge image 06 - Autumn Souls - Watana Supukpongvilai - Thailand.jpg — 06 - Autumn Souls - Watana Supukpongvilai - Thailand

Click to enlarge image 07 -Impulse - Salvatore - Italy.jpg — 07 -Impulse - Salvatore - Italy

Click to enlarge image 08 - Subway - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong.jpg — 08 - Subway - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong

Click to enlarge image 09 - Time Rift - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong.jpg — 09 - Time Rift - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong

Click to enlarge image 10 - Mountain Depth 2 - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong.jpg — 10 - Mountain Depth 2 - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong

TOP 10 Aquatic Garden 45L - 90L

Click to enlarge image 01 - Karangsambung - Indra Alfiyanto - Indonesia.jpg — 01 - Karangsambung - Indra Alfiyanto - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 02 - Enchanted valley - Fernando Moraes - Brazil.jpg — 02 - Enchanted valley - Fernando Moraes - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 03 - Takachiho Gorge - Gustavo Pimenta do Nascimento - Brazil.jpg — 03 - Takachiho Gorge - Gustavo Pimenta do Nascimento - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 04 - Nature Xscape - Tomas Eichler - Czechia.jpg — 04 - Nature Xscape - Tomas Eichler - Czechia

Click to enlarge image 05 - Out of the dark - Adrian Cristian Asaftei - Romania.jpg — 05 - Out of the dark - Adrian Cristian Asaftei - Romania

Click to enlarge image 07 - Rough - Jungwoo Yoo - South Korea.jpg — 07 - Rough - Jungwoo Yoo - South Korea

Click to enlarge image 08 - The Waking Forest - Takacs Zoltan - Hungary.jpg — 08 - The Waking Forest - Takacs Zoltan - Hungary

Click to enlarge image 09 - Maelstrom - Jeffrey Miotke - United States.jpg — 09 - Maelstrom - Jeffrey Miotke - United States

Click to enlarge image 10 - Zemeng - Min - China.jpg — 10 - Zemeng - Min - China

TOP 10 Aquatic Garden 90L - 220L

Click to enlarge image 01 - Forest of fadding time - Dokyun Lim - South Korea.jpg — 01 - Forest of fadding time - Dokyun Lim - South Korea

Click to enlarge image 02 - Whispering woods - NILOY SENGUPTA - India.jpg — 02 - Whispering woods - NILOY SENGUPTA - India

Click to enlarge image 03 - Resounding - Putra Kertiyasa - Indonesia.jpg — 03 - Resounding - Putra Kertiyasa - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 04 - Mirai flora ridge - Bahtiar gigi - Indonesia.jpg — 04 - Mirai flora ridge - Bahtiar gigi - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 05 - Stronger together - Adrian Cristian Asaftei - Romania.jpg — 05 - Stronger together - Adrian Cristian Asaftei - Romania

Click to enlarge image 06 - BREACHED Cardamine Lyratas Refuge - Roberto Buenadicha - Spain.jpg — 06 - BREACHED Cardamine Lyratas Refuge - Roberto Buenadicha - Spain

Click to enlarge image 07 - Slan Sanctuary - Marreira junior - Brazil.jpg — 07 - Slan Sanctuary - Marreira junior - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 08 - Autumn walk - Ilhong Jeong - South Korea.jpg — 08 - Autumn walk - Ilhong Jeong - South Korea

Click to enlarge image 09 - Veins of life - Karsten Dunne - Germany.jpg — 09 - Veins of life - Karsten Dunne - Germany

Click to enlarge image 10 - Sunny Garden - Giuseppe Schiros - Italy.jpg — 10 - Sunny Garden - Giuseppe Schiros - Italy

TOP 10 Aquatic Garden 220L +

Click to enlarge image 01 - Veins of nature 2- Muhammad Yusuf - Indonesia.jpg — 01 - Veins of nature 2- Muhammad Yusuf - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 02 - Borneo - Darushmarchiano - Indonesia.jpg — 02 - Borneo - Darushmarchiano - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 03 - Galaxy - Luis Carlos Ardid Galarraga - Brazil.jpg — 03 - Galaxy - Luis Carlos Ardid Galarraga - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 04 - Spring - Mawan huda - Indonesia.jpg — 04 - Spring - Mawan huda - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 05 - Hideout - Danang Cahyo Nugroho - Indonesia.jpg — 05 - Hideout - Danang Cahyo Nugroho - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 06 - Ascension of the Wood Dragon - Sangyeol Kim - South Korea.jpg — 06 - Ascension of the Wood Dragon - Sangyeol Kim - South Korea

Click to enlarge image 07 - River Echoes - Luis Cardoso - Portugal.jpg — 07 - River Echoes - Luis Cardoso - Portugal

Click to enlarge image 08 - The Creation - Ricardo Dalla - Brazil.jpg — 08 - The Creation - Ricardo Dalla - Brazil

Click to enlarge image 09 - Pursuit - Abhirup Dasgupta - India.jpg — 09 - Pursuit - Abhirup Dasgupta - India

Click to enlarge image 10 - Sanctuary - Juan Puchades - Spain.jpg — 10 - Sanctuary - Juan Puchades - Spain

TOP 3 Biotope

Click to enlarge image 01 - Clogs and Clots - Jack McCarley - UnitedStates.jpg — 01 - Clogs and Clots - Jack McCarley - UnitedStates

Click to enlarge image 02 - Jungle stream in karst menoreh -Imanul Khakim - Indonesia.jpg — 02 - Jungle stream in karst menoreh -Imanul Khakim - Indonesia

Click to enlarge image 03 - RIO KAYAN-BULUNGAN BORNEO ORIENTAL -Alejandro Rios Martin - Spain.jpg — 03 - RIO KAYAN-BULUNGAN BORNEO ORIENTAL -Alejandro Rios Martin - Spain

TOP 3 Dutch

Click to enlarge image 01 - RSL Dutch Garden - Tim Gross - United States.jpg — 01 - RSL Dutch Garden - Tim Gross - United States

Click to enlarge image 02 - Unexpected - Michael Miller - United States.jpg — 02 - Unexpected - Michael Miller - United States

Click to enlarge image 03 - Coffey Like the drink only not spelled the same - Omid Niavarani - United States.jpg — 03 - Coffey Like the drink only not spelled the same - Omid Niavarani - United States

TOP 3 Wabi Kusa

Click to enlarge image 01 - Wind - Samurdha Manthila - Sri Lanka.jpg — 01 - Wind - Samurdha Manthila - Sri Lanka

Click to enlarge image 02 - Freedom - Samurdha Manthila - Sri Lanka.jpg — 02 - Freedom - Samurdha Manthila - Sri Lanka

Click to enlarge image 03 - Coloratura - Sebastian Javier Lopez - Argentina.jpg — 03 - Coloratura - Sebastian Javier Lopez - Argentina

TOP 3 Paludarium

Click to enlarge image 01 - Koke No Yume - Karsten Dunne - Germany.jpg — 01 - Koke No Yume - Karsten Dunne - Germany

Click to enlarge image 02 - Emerald Wilds - Agnieszka Schoeneck - Poland.jpg — 02 - Emerald Wilds - Agnieszka Schoeneck - Poland

Click to enlarge image 03 - Fountain of Life - Andreas Ruppert-Flerlage - Germany.jpg — 03 - Fountain of Life - Andreas Ruppert-Flerlage - Germany

TOP 3 Riparium

Click to enlarge image 01 - Rootbound spirits - Karsten Dunne - Germany.jpg — 01 - Rootbound spirits - Karsten Dunne - Germany

Click to enlarge image 02 - Reawakening - Arzu songur - Turkiye.jpg — 02 - Reawakening - Arzu songur - Turkiye

View full details and images of the works at: https://agaiac.org/results/

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