I am happy to see that from the entries it is clearly visible that the understanding of Dutch Style is increasing. We see more entries that qualify as a proper Dutch Style and even more that with a few tweaks could qualify. The number of DQ's is therefore much lower.
In the top of this category we see strong Dutch Style 'Scapes both classical ones as some with more modern touches. We even see one that literally brought it to the next level but still did not win!
Congrats to all for your wonderful aquariums it was an honor to judge them again.
— Marco Aukes
It is really nice to see how far this category has come in the few years we have been running it. All of our “Specialty” categories have improved over time but I think this one has had the steepest learning curve and our entrants are rising to the challenge! Is there room for improvement? Of course! But again this year we see even more true Dutch style tanks where people have learned the rules and tried their best to follow this incredible art form… and from many parts of the world! And THAT makes me very happy!
United States
Thailand
Iran
Philippines
Indonesia
Brazil
Russian Federation
India
Myanmar
Italy
South Korea
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
United Kingdom
Malaysia
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In the top of this category we see strong Dutch Style 'Scapes both classical ones as some with more modern touches. We even see one that literally brought it to the next level but still did not win!
Congrats to all for your wonderful aquariums it was an honor to judge them again.