Pterophyllum
Nassella tenuissima.Cyrtomium falcatum.Anubias barteri var. nana
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Childhood memories by the river.
Regarding the hardscape, I can say it was a good job, but in terms of what a biotope aquarium represents, there is a mix of species that simply do not correspond to the natural biotope; the title and location provided are also incorrect.
It is a very nice biotope looking aquarium setup but... the plant species do not correspond to the fish species habitat or vice versa. Also, the biotope map location is way, way off, waaaaaaaaaaaaaay off ;)
Clearly the author has gone to considerable effort to develop the hardscape in an authentic fashion. Unfortunately the display is let down by the use of non-biotope correct plants and what appears to be a non-wild form of Pterophyllum scalare. One of the plant species appears to not be listed. Finally, the size of the aquarium does not feel quite appropriate for Angelfish for longterm keeping. As mentioned in last year's judging comments, creators should use aquaria which would be suitable for the inhabitants throughout their lives.
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