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
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01 - Green Path - Wasin Lertpornchaimongkol - Thailand
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02 - JadesPath - IVO ADAMS CARICIO DE MENEZES - Brazil
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03 - Mushroom - Clayton Medeiros - Brazil
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04 - A Refreshing Outing - JinhwanKim - South Korea
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05 - Midgard - Ismael Figueira - Portugal
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06 - Autumn Souls - Watana Supukpongvilai - Thailand
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07 -Impulse - Salvatore - Italy
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08 - Subway - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong
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09 - Time Rift - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong
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10 - Mountain Depth 2 - Leung Chung Hin - Hongkong
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden 45L - 90L
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01 - Karangsambung - Indra Alfiyanto - Indonesia
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02 - Enchanted valley - Fernando Moraes - Brazil
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03 - Takachiho Gorge - Gustavo Pimenta do Nascimento - Brazil
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04 - Nature Xscape - Tomas Eichler - Czechia
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05 - Out of the dark - Adrian Cristian Asaftei - Romania
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06 - Whispers ò the Valley - Przemysław - Poland
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07 - Rough - Jungwoo Yoo - South Korea
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08 - The Waking Forest - Takacs Zoltan - Hungary
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09 - Maelstrom - Jeffrey Miotke - United States
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10 - Zemeng - Min - China
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden 90L - 220L
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01 - Forest of fadding time - Dokyun Lim - South Korea
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02 - Whispering woods - NILOY SENGUPTA - India
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03 - Resounding - Putra Kertiyasa - Indonesia
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04 - Mirai flora ridge - Bahtiar gigi - Indonesia
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05 - Stronger together - Adrian Cristian Asaftei - Romania
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06 - BREACHED Cardamine Lyratas Refuge - Roberto Buenadicha - Spain
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07 - Slan Sanctuary - Marreira junior - Brazil
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08 - Autumn walk - Ilhong Jeong - South Korea
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09 - Veins of life - Karsten Dunne - Germany
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10 - Sunny Garden - Giuseppe Schiros - Italy
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden 220L +
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01 - Veins of nature 2- Muhammad Yusuf - Indonesia
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02 - Borneo - Darushmarchiano - Indonesia
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03 - Galaxy - Luis Carlos Ardid Galarraga - Brazil
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04 - Spring - Mawan huda - Indonesia
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05 - Hideout - Danang Cahyo Nugroho - Indonesia
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06 - Ascension of the Wood Dragon - Sangyeol Kim - South Korea
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07 - River Echoes - Luis Cardoso - Portugal
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08 - The Creation - Ricardo Dalla - Brazil
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09 - Pursuit - Abhirup Dasgupta - India
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10 - Sanctuary - Juan Puchades - Spain
TOP 3 Biotope
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01 - Clogs and Clots - Jack McCarley - UnitedStates
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02 - Jungle stream in karst menoreh -Imanul Khakim - Indonesia
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03 - RIO KAYAN-BULUNGAN BORNEO ORIENTAL -Alejandro Rios Martin - Spain
TOP 3 Dutch
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01 - RSL Dutch Garden - Tim Gross - United States
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02 - Unexpected - Michael Miller - United States
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03 - Coffey Like the drink only not spelled the same - Omid Niavarani - United States
TOP 3 Wabi Kusa
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01 - Wind - Samurdha Manthila - Sri Lanka
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02 - Freedom - Samurdha Manthila - Sri Lanka
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03 - Coloratura - Sebastian Javier Lopez - Argentina
TOP 3 Paludarium
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01 - Koke No Yume - Karsten Dunne - Germany
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02 - Emerald Wilds - Agnieszka Schoeneck - Poland
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03 - Fountain of Life - Andreas Ruppert-Flerlage - Germany
TOP 3 Riparium
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01 - Rootbound spirits - Karsten Dunne - Germany
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02 - Reawakening - Arzu songur - Turkiye
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03- Garden of grace - Nazım durmaz - Turkiye
View full details and images of the works at: https://agaiac.org/results/
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