Winners 2025 - X Large

We’re proud to present the results of the EAPLC 2025 – a fresh chapter in Europe’s leading aquascaping contest!

Thank you to all participants who brought this category to life with creativity, precision, and passion. Your work continues to inspire and elevate the art of planted aquariums across the continent.

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Let’s keep growing the future of aquascaping — together.

Special Awards

Plants
   
Photography
   
Creativity

 

Winning works

Nature landscape with sense of flow of the river, and great depth within a variation of color between green and red.
1
River Echoes
Luis
Cardoso
- Portugal
created an underwater image of a river flowing in to a lake
2
Deep
Asaftei
Adrian Cristian
- România
branches overgrown with moss that have been flooded by a stream
3
Special Award Plants
Verdant Cascade
Karsten
Dünne
- Deutschland
Dark
4
Special Award Creativity
Dark
Antonio
Nikolic
- Croatia
Down by the river
5
Down by the River
Thorsten
Peetz
- Deutschland
Aquarium Iwagumi
6
Special Award Photography
Wild Eleocharis
Rene
Bieber
- Austria
A Nature layout full of colour, textures and detail.
7
FENRIRSKOGEN
Ismael
Figueira
- Portugal
Tsunami waves created by stones and plants
8
The Tsunami
Marcin
Biedal
- Poland
A special forest, in which we created a lush jungle, where plants and small details create a very natural landscape.
9
Last Chance
Dorin Florian
Romaniuc
- United Kingdom
aquarium picture
10
Magic Glimpse
Jonathan
Krause
- Deutschland
Aquascape with natural woods and stones
11
Neon Lights
Andrey
Zakhartsov
- Russia
BREACHED: Cardamine Lyrata's Refuge
12
BREACHED: Cardamine Lyrata's Refuge
Roberto
Buenadicha
- Spain
120x50x40 planted aquarium
13
Silk
Florian Friedrich
Bergerhoff
- Germany
Nature Aquarium Old Forest
14
Old Forest
Albert
Escrihuela Cáceres
- Spain
Eucalyptus forest in Australia. Tropical, colourful, air filled with the eucalyptus scent
15
Eucalyptus Country Awakening
Ludovit
Markotan
- Slovakia
Dragons Mouth
16
Dragons Mouth
Krzysztof
Blizniak
- Polska
Seiryu stone
17
Crosstown Traffic
Jean-Christophe
GROSSET
- France
"A peaceful landscape under the lilies."
18
sot el lliri
Alejandro
Rios Martin
- España
120p Sunken Dam
19
Sunken Dam
Alexander
Hecht
- Austria
The aquarium's name comes from the fact that when I started setting it up, I had become a father for the second time. Little by little, the aquarium took shape, and two separate mountains emerged, one large and one small, each with its own plants and nooks and crannies, disappearing into the background like the lives each of them will lead, different, but from the same starting point.
20
Two Sons Life´s
Victor
Costa
- Spain
Whispers of the Canopy – a forest suspended in time, where roots reach down and fish rise up.
21
Whispers of the Canopy
Andrei
Moisa
- România
120cm Nature Aquarium von Pachi Aquarium
22
Laugh Tale
Samuel
Pachschwöll
- Österreich
Full picture of my contest tank
23
Whispers
Przemysław
Wilk
- Polska
Planted aquarium photo showing a triangular composition.
24
Back to the Roots
Fabio
Prata
- Germany
Diorama Scaped Tank
25
Whispers of the Forest
Marcel
Wehner
- Germany
ancient forest with dragon wood and natural plants
26
Ancient Forest
idomeneas
stratakis
- Greece
eaplc-2025-final
27
Levitation
András
Fonódi
- Hungary
Planted freshwater aquarium featuring moss-covered driftwood, lush green and red aquatic plants, and a school of small orange fish swimming near the surface.
28
First Sunset
Daniel
Martín
- España
Photo of my aquscape: "Underskov"
29
Underskov
David
Nørholm
- Danmark
Silent rift
30
Across the Silent Rift
Bartłomiej
Chobot
- Poland
Brazil
31
Brazil
Marc
di Pancrazio
- Deutschland
Green highland
32
Whispering Highlands
Andreas
Månwall
- Sverige
Whispers of the Cryptic Canopy" is a nature-inspired aquascape that depicts an enchanted stream bank with rooted Talawa wood and various species of Cryptocoryne. The composition evokes a calm, shaded atmosphere reminiscent of the hidden edges of a tropical forest.
33
Whispers of the Cryptic Canopy
Anita
Schwarz
- Austria
"Photograph of a planted aquarium submitted to an aquascaping contest, featuring an artistic composition of plants, rocks, and fish."
34
The Perpetual Twilight
Daniel
Gonzalez
- España
Whispers of the wild
35
Whispers of the Wild
Nico
Luchoro
- Spain
Aquascape in a 240L planted tank with a rock formations, lush plants, and a school of small fish, inspired by tectonic rift landscapes.
36
Whispers of the Rift
Michal
Šimek
- Slovensko
Aquascape resembling a lush valley with dark rocks and vibrant plants, lit with contrasting dark and bright areas. Neon tetras swim through the scene, enhancing the natural underwater layout.
37
Whispers of the Valley
Adam
Woźniakowski
- Poland
Relaxing water
38
Calm Water
Andre
Kussin
- Germany
Between the woods
39
Between the Woods
Jonas
Ruhland
- Germany
Room divider
40
Juwel 240
Richard
Niedermeier
- Germany
Two Islands
41
Two Islands in harmony
Hubert
Stam
- Germany
Räuber -Daniel Schenke
42
Räuber
Daniel
Schenke
- Deutschland
A river bed in triangle shape with a lot of plants on one side, open space on the other
43
River Flow
Oliver
Dorner
- Deutschland