Aquarium Plant Paradise - T. Amano (1997) WW

66 Pages·1997·28.11 MB·English

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TAKASHL AMANO,
AQUA DESIGN AMANO
AQUARIUM PLANT
PARADISE

Takashi Amano
Aqua Design Amano

Translator: William Charlton

AQUARIUM
PLANT
PARADISE

TAKASHI AMANO.
Aqua Design Amano
Dap pibheved hy beceer 9, Kubmanedelen, Geeme
BCnyrlght 1507 hy hee ieeng

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Contents
Introduction -

The World of Tetras:
Nature and Aquarium

Squalls in the Jungle

“The Garden of the Muse”

“The Gow of the Grove”

“Majestic For

Faring thee Aquarian

“Shaclows in the: Rainforest”

“hand 90 a

Plants Tat Produce Run 2615

“The Wind Comes

Teeding the Fishes
“A Sererade ofthe Wine"
“sunspot Melody

“Sunbeam Symphony”
=urtshngs

“Shimmering Shoreline

sed Plants Ace Moin

The Decorative Obj
Rock in the Aqu

‘The Care of the Plants
‘equa design amano

‘The natuse sluleyrapber Takeshi Artano cores ire: the Japanese olty of Nigate, whieh Is 2
famwmsas the stronghale offie: beeeding, ai“houga aquaria furnis'ec attcactively with aq atie plants
wets uriginully unknown in £5 Japanese aquariim hobby. this na changed by the farvastls
plotyaphs of Tasasht Amine. Trough ‘us invalusile preliminary work, tocay in Japan aquatl:
[leat gumtens are commonplace wn the aguatam Lobby.

hs runese af Sarreshing aquaria, Amann ter cempltely new aarhs_ tr se dong he evtented
Luhusell 1 trlional apenese horticultave aad the arinciples of Zen Budalse. In Japar this revs
trend became so-well estab ished because Aaiatt, iti 1s Gian Agus Desi. Atay Co. 1. al
nna. only prove elreetions far che operation of heauiifil aquaria, be cose alse provide the
saporuprlale process for “he practical =pplieation of 23° 2.

[a te meantinve at a.m (uvnishitag ase wat Aukstics pcineiples hus also lend oes i
the United States and Kusrope, Mary: nalare lovers in fhe Aauanem hobby have specialseed:n he

of sch aquaria, Amato's ne-urol aquaria dif clsery from. ths previously knewn Bure-can

Planted ac uavia, wae favored. ot ena ple. Ibe Nelerkiads The Japaese aquaria reel
Alogels ths retieal model although even they cannot be complete copies of ke nstural lencscape

‘ArUs.icloeal paints ar=cehieved shreuph epseificelly aeleeted=ec a cratiractive resis, The mperaior
ofa natura, aqustiuid may nol cuuslenly iulerlere wilh Cae walomatte eequenice of eeclogiea
processes af seh an aqnactem, Tar sssspaal for the operation af natural
aquaria acoording to Jarane's pe-neyoes. ffler.saible throug the formation af oxen
bubbiesoa Uteaqualy picts. Thie Jesu. cayen LuLbles el part used trey ase cesraL
medians

{With his methed of furnishing. aquaria, Tenshi Amsne has ta'ser completsly neve at,
Introduction

Talkaah Amabe's aquarius peso Is unique.
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aguails ole stalin ust suey bone
SEisctum hobby

Despite repeated anggessnsfr freihing anita
suulsatneroes eve Gini ao ie
tenga To copy Hk aqua as ala. Pa ey
Frcbabiy is presley ese astm at imtason
[imane' nqari ars and ret nn S0, what
Gin we do fer a we aaa rant to have Bese
Scat nous lng (eos, which should no al be
SEnarmiced acoing vo the nenry sna ted
‘ode! of Dutch aquate pln gardens.

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con serve aa reali uppers for aur ex role
bos

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therfore tthe magafesnt pangs tia
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een parculsey” papular beenute el Wel olen
splendid clas s.ace tie begavangs othe aguarara
ant Freieey these fae are parte well
sulted er beau plartee agua: Tobe aure Chey
tiny hciace hist al sped Lill gow toe
Tntge These and other setts il be petented
nother pdr he bec eras mths Bock.
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the fabes yerthe acs ae jastae much partof aa
arte sriger ot he plant
Sher ancerates jets

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ny teins gunn, The tetas ane eccniorall Went
Cage th ner rece vaca dvact cli

small sucizereatfakes is te interest afthe porate
copying of simian acuura, species lite of beth the
‘aquatic plants ane the fishes are ine-aced.

“the species lists give koth the seientiie and em
mon names. Th aeler fe meme ts Cae are hapus~
taal, However, becauce It contributes :o a better
genera, Understanding ené Secause meny species
fre known winder the mast divonre cotati
Furll.euiine, thedimensionsel taepresented aquasis
are always given sn the messarements length xt
Xbeight in centimecers. adil fpr al dats
(ee tauue aniave also given.

‘Seme creative suggestions and tps for furmsaing,
aquazte should make = east for on te sree your
fewn apace natural aqcariua,
The World of Tetras

Nature and Aquarium

woud he: preamp
Aswell umn thera nares
‘Tae rocks above the water's surtace are covered
swith nnn. Retursen the gan: es, a ew of whch
Ihave collayeed freum age. grow young frees, pants,
ard ferns.

Noticenble a yeoung cise are the sands
uf Oczng water, Intersihed Fy the mshing not
procuced by small sapide,

Fertheccpyingof ature and.
anvangeaet af racks und the

‘aungalong

1 thestudyofth
cen lego

dscape garden In che Karesancul style. the
Fojorar Garden in Uae Dartokut Temple, the
Hyjoluoku Garden im the Ryngenis Temple, the
heHyjo
Garden i the Ryanji lemiple, Lie Hujclosu Got
jen inthe Bnvokwin Temple, and the garden a the
sai Tele ore particalur'y Insirueuve ex
oceuver, w epic. Gier uncer wsler

isa great deal of sensitivity