CIAC 2026 Results: Beyond the Top 30, Ranks 31–70
The CIAC 2026 story continues beyond the Top 30. This AquaLibs report brings together the contest image cards labelled 31–70, introducing more creators and forty positions to explore.
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How to Stock a Planted Nano or Medium Aquarium Without Overcrowding
A planted aquarium can look spacious while offering very little usable swimming room. Dense stems, driftwood, floating plants, and hardscape may improve cover, but they do not cancel out adult fish size, schooling needs, territorial behavior, or wast...
IAPLC 2026 Top 10: Ten Aquascapes, Ten Underwater Stories
Ten aquariums can draw us underwater in ten different ways. A luminous forest opening, a red surface canopy or an exposed rock valley changes where we look—and what we discover next.
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IAPLC 2026 Grand Prize Aquascape: What Makes Chuanwei Yu’s Design Convincing?
Chuanwei Yu’s 万物自然, the IAPLC 2026 Grand Prize aquascape, is immediately recognisable as a woodland scene. Its lasting interest lies in how that scene holds together. Large trunks establish the setting, finer roots connect its layers, planting soften...
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