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James Findley's latest Aquascape 'Reciprocity' which measures a huge 305cm x 61cm x 61cm (approx. 1200 Litres)- come and see it progress in The Green Machine, Wrexham, UK! Livestock includes: 125 x Rasbora Merah, 80 x Black/Purple Harlequin Rasbora, 100 x Blue Line Rasbora, 20 x Botia sidthimunki, 50 x Rasbora kubotai, 60 x Rasbora espei, 45 x Emerald Eye Rasbora (Rasbora dorsiocellata), 70 x Amano Shrimp (Caridina Japonica). Mainly small species were chosen to make the aquascape seem even bigger!

The Inspiration...

James wanted to create an original, modern Andy Warhol, pop-art style of Nature Aquarium. To do this, he used the ADA Sado-Akadama Stone  which has a lovely red colour, and the ADA Aqua Screen in Clear Green because red and green are at opposite ends of the colour spectrum and therefore create a very dramatic contrast, like blue and orange or purple and yellow do.

At first, James was not sure about the Aqua Screen but as this aquascape has grown in he has been very pleased with it and is excited about the opportunities it provides for originality.

This aquascape reflects the artistic nature of aquascaping, and the way in which there are an endless range of styles and influences for the aquascaper to draw upon.

The Aquasscape...

The full video will feature detailed explanations of James' inspiration, techniques and planting tips.

Skip to the bottom of this page to see full 'grown in' photo coverage.

The term Iwagumi is commonplace in the aquascaping world.  It is used to refer to an aquascape that traditionally uses stone as the only hardscape material.  Iwagumi’s are captivating and beautiful: they seem to have a mystical sense to them and an ability to captivate even the most fidgety of people – it is hard to forget your first Iwagumi, but what exactly is an Iwagumi?  Read on to find out...

James Findley, famous aquascaper and founder of The Green Machine will perform an ADA Nature Aquarium Demonstration at Emperor Tropicals, in Tavistock, Devon on Saturday 14th April 2012.

He will be demonstrating some of his Nature Aquarium skills and knowledge to an audience of aquascapers, as well as traing Emperor Tropicals staff in the art of Nature Aquarium Goods and Aquascaping.

The shop is open from 10am-5pm. This will be a casual event and will probably get started at about 11am- so feel free to come along and enjoy it!

Location & Address:

Emperor Tropicals, 13-15, Plymouth Rd., Industrial Estate, Tavistock, PL19 9QN - Tel: (01822) 613724

'Krabi', by celebrated UK aquascaper James Findley - read on for more information about how to create a beautiful carpet effect, or to view more images of this Nature Aquarium in our Aquatics Gallery please click here.

Introduction