TOP OF THE WORLD 2019 #06
THE INTERNATIONAL AQUATIC PLANTS LAYOUT CONTEST 2019
World Ranking: 6
BRONZE PRIZE
Quang Minh Nguyen
Vietnam／Flood Season
Aquatic Plants
Vallisneria nana
Eleocharis parvula
Bolbitis heudelotii
Vesicularia ferriei
Taxiphyllum sp. ‘Flame’
Taxiphyllum alternans
Anubias barteri var. nana ‘Petite’
Microsorum sp. ‘Narrow Leaf’
Ranalisma rostrata
Marsilea hirsuta
Helanthium tenellum
Staurogyne sp ‘Porto velho’
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Nymphaea lotus
Blyxa alternifolia
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Fish & Invertebrates
Bedotia geayi
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Otocinclus affinis
Vallisneria nana
Eleocharis parvula
Bolbitis heudelotii
Vesicularia ferriei
Taxiphyllum sp. ‘Flame’
Taxiphyllum alternans
Anubias barteri var. nana ‘Petite’
Microsorum sp. ‘Narrow Leaf’
Ranalisma rostrata
Marsilea hirsuta
Helanthium tenellum
Staurogyne sp ‘Porto velho’
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Nymphaea lotus
Blyxa alternifolia
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Fish & Invertebrates
Bedotia geayi
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Otocinclus affinis
Interview with the Bronze Prize Winner
This attracts me for lively colourful tiny aquatic lives and their variety which are fed and cared by me everyday.
Age／41 years old
Occupation／ Aquascape Designer
Any other hobbies besides aquarium／Jungle trekking, Gardening and Orchid Planting
Record of awards in the past IAPLC／
IAPLC 2016: rank 493
IAPLC 2018: rank199
AJ: Tell us what you wanted to express with your layout work; layout theme, motif, ideas behind your winning work.
Besides my hobby of aquarium, I like trekking mountains and tropical jungles in my country with my friends when being free. During trips, I had chances to experience lives of the nature and found many beautiful landscapes but I really love the landscape of swamps in sunken jungles – set with many mossy fantasy driftwoods – which will drown deeply in the water in the rain season. The aquatic scenery and aquatic lives will change to a new face that is colourful and beautiful. There, seasonal aquatic plants are blooming colourfully and healthfully, and fishes with other lives are also feeling free and healthy in the downstream. That impresses me much, and I would like to express that in my works. Luckily, thanks to the IAPLC judges for highly appreciating my work.
AJ: What fascinates or attracts you the most about the planted aquarium hobby?
For me, planted aquariums are similar to a real natural aquatic world that minimized in tanks. This attracts me for lively colourful tiny aquatic lives and their variety which are fed and cared by me everyday. I love the feature of species of floras and faunas. The way they live, grow, bear and treat or relate together in tanks makes me relaxed after everyday hard work.
AJ: What kind of aquascape do you want to create in the future? Do you have any dreams relating to the aquarium hobby?
In the future, I will keep creating my aquasape in natural style. Maybe I will try it with full of rocks or rocks with driftwood again.
Besides my hobby of aquarium, I like trekking mountains and tropical jungles in my country with my friends when being free. During trips, I had chances to experience lives of the nature and found many beautiful landscapes but I really love the landscape of swamps in sunken jungles – set with many mossy fantasy driftwoods – which will drown deeply in the water in the rain season. The aquatic scenery and aquatic lives will change to a new face that is colourful and beautiful. There, seasonal aquatic plants are blooming colourfully and healthfully, and fishes with other lives are also feeling free and healthy in the downstream. That impresses me much, and I would like to express that in my works. Luckily, thanks to the IAPLC judges for highly appreciating my work.
AJ: What fascinates or attracts you the most about the planted aquarium hobby?
For me, planted aquariums are similar to a real natural aquatic world that minimized in tanks. This attracts me for lively colourful tiny aquatic lives and their variety which are fed and cared by me everyday. I love the feature of species of floras and faunas. The way they live, grow, bear and treat or relate together in tanks makes me relaxed after everyday hard work.
AJ: What kind of aquascape do you want to create in the future? Do you have any dreams relating to the aquarium hobby?
In the future, I will keep creating my aquasape in natural style. Maybe I will try it with full of rocks or rocks with driftwood again.
