12 Beautiful Aquariums That Will Blow You Away!

I take pride in the small 20 gallon fish tank I have at home. From time to time, I will goto the pet store and pick up some plants. Maybe change up the ornaments a bit. I even sprung for a new light this past winter! My hobby is far more than just a hobby for others. For others it's a passion, maybe even obsession.

Whatever it is, these people have created beautiful, living, pieces of artwork.

I'll admit, not all of these are home aquariums. Many are created specifically for competition. But that's not to say they couldn't be used as home aquariums. Given the fact that this is a freshwater aquarium blog, I tried my best to exclude saltwater/reef tanks, but it's not always so easy to tell.

12. Seefu's Freshwater Tank

Very vibrant tank full of cichlids. I also really like the starfish (which I imagine are ornaments).

11. Groovysuvi's 5 Gallon Tropical Community Tank

Cute and colorful.

10. Ewanr's Tropical Aquarium

Simple and bold. Great lighting.

9. Calwhiz' Cichlid Bowfront

Bowfronts are always beautiful especially when decorated with such a nice collection of rocks, perfect for the electric yellow in the picture.

"Decorated with boulder rocks, Texas holey rocks, and a lava rock."

8. Peter Hilt-Klein's 375 Liter Aquarium

7. somenametoforget's 20 Gallon w/ Bamboo and Gate

Very cute tank with small Chinese gate and mini bamboo shoot.

6. 2gallon by nycbone

This 2 gallon tank is very minimalist, with great contrast and lighting.

5. Green Cloud II

The name of this aquarium is so perfectly fitting.
Also an entrant in the AGA 2009 Aquascaping Contest

Massimo Faberi, Aquacube.it

4. Shou Stone Ridge

This beautiful underwater mountainscape is not your average home aquarium, but dang is it gorgeous! It also took 2nd place at the AGA 2009 Aquascaping Contest.

Kam Wong at bubblesaquarium.com
Hong Kong, China

3. The Phoenix & The Dragon

The Phoenix is on the left, Dragon on the right. Looks like there's an assortment of tetras floating around as well. The plant life is really what makes this aquarium shine though.

Kam Wong at bubblesaquarium.com
Hong Kong, China

2. Discus Haven

Michael Milliner, Alexandria VA USA
m.milliner at comcast.net

I don't know what's more impressive, the tank or the discus themselves!

1. Beyond the Nature

I really don't have many words for our number one pick. This fantasy landscape is breathtaking.

This aquarium actually took 3rd, just behind our personal 4th pick, in the AGA 2009 Aquascaping Contest. However, we think this one easily takes the cake for the number one pick.

Click the link for more pics, you won't be disappointed.

Gary Wu Kwok Fai at www.cau-aqua.net