Europe's leading aquascaping contest returns with new judges, a revamped award structure, the introduction of the European Aquascaping Champion title, and the continued support of our valued sponsors. Discover what's new for EAPLC 2026.

The wait is over! The EAPLC 2025 results are now online – celebrating the best aquascapes in Europe across 8 updated categories.
Join us in Vienna on February 1st, 2026, for the in-person award ceremony at Liquid Nature.

We’re back! After a brief pause in 2024, the European Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (EAPLC) returns in 2025—refreshed and restructured. We've streamlined the category system, adjusted the judging criteria, and updated our rules to improve the participant experience across the board.

We sincerely apologize for the significant delay in shipping your well-earned trophy. Due to unforeseen logistical challenges, the process took far longer than anticipated. We recognize the frustration this may have caused and deeply regret any inconvenience. Please rest assured that we have taken steps to prevent such delays in future editions, ensuring a smoother and more timely experience.

We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated results of the European Aquatic Plant Layout Contest (EAPLC) 2023. This year is not just any year; it marks a remarkable milestone in our journey—the 10th anniversary of the contest!

Due to high demand and minor technical offline time in the past weeks we decided to extend the submission period for extra 14 days. New submission End is 15th of August 2023. 

the 10th anniversary edition of EAPLC is starting and we have exciting news for you all! Check out the new Timeline and Categories.

Finally the long awaited EAPLC 2021 results are here. First of all thank you everyone who has participated! Thank you to the judges for their hard work and the EAPLC evaluation team. You will find below all entries classified in Winning Works (TOP10) Fine Works and Remaining Works.

Dear Participants,

as previously announced on our Instagram and Facebook profiles, we have been able to solve the technical issues and are now ready to announce the TOP 50 Winning Works consist of the TOP10 works from the categories Nano, Medium, Large, Wabikusa and Paludarium. They represent the best entries within the Categories. 

Dear participants,

EAPLC 2021 is now open for your submissions. Simply create a new user profile and submit 1 work in as many categories as you want. The submission period begins on the 1st. of September 2021 and closes on the 3rd. of October 2021 at 23:59 MET.

The good news, you can log in to your profile at any time and change your picture prior submission deadline. After 03.10.2021 no changes will be possible.