The 8th National College Student Aquascaping Skills Competition

The annual college aquarium event, the 8th National College Student Aquascaping Skills Competition, was held from November 1st to November 3rd at Huazhong Agricultural University

In the competition, the contestants showed their skills by using landscaping materials such as stones, sunken trees, and rhododendron roots to carefully construct stunning aquarium skeletons in corresponding sized aquariums. Their solid skeleton construction skills and creative artistic conception allow us to fully appreciate the unique charm of aquatic landscape design.

Students from the Fisheries College of Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry College win a total of 3 special awards, 1 first prize, and 2 second prizes.  

The competition is conducted through the creation of scenery and on-site reporting in each competition venue. Participants are required to provide videos and pictures of the landscaping process, water grass planting, water grass pruning, etc., in order to assess the presentation ability and landscape creativity of each participating team.

Competition Rules

1. Participants:

Undergraduate students enrolled in full-time non adult education programs related to aquaculture, biology, and other related majors can form teams or register separately for the competition. The eligibility for the competition is confirmed by their respective schools, and they must be current students at the time of registration.

2. Grouping of Landscape Artworks:

To adhere to the principles of fairness and impartiality, all participants strictly follow the schedule for the competition. The theme of the competition is "Nature • Symbiosis", and contestants need to closely follow the theme to complete their works. The competition consists of a preliminary round and a final round.

The content and format of the preliminary round are determined by the organizing committee, coordinated by the conference team, and organized by all participating units. The final is a live presentation of the creative ideas and process of landscape design.

Participants need to provide a video of the entire process of landscape design (which can be compressed), images of the process, and final images of the scenery. The final will be held at Huazhong Agricultural University (Wuhan). The final is divided into four groups, namely the large tank group, the medium tank group, the small tank group, and the water and land tank group.