Week 3 | The TWA Podcast is Live on YouTube & Spotify
It's been an exciting few weeks, and 2025 has started with a Big Bang for The Weekend Aquarist - thanks to your support!
We went 'live' on YouTube and Spotify on 17 January 2025, and our first episodes featured none other than Adip Sajjan Raj of Still Water Aquatics & ADA India!
Adip shares his personal story, his journey into the hobby, his first meeting with Takashi Amano, his experience at the beautiful ADA Gallery in Niigata, Japan, his leap into aquatic plant farming, and his launch of India's first Tissue Culture Lab. Adip shares how he got Amano to India, where Amano conducted a live aquascaping event—Aquatika 2009—the first of its kind in India.
Watch as Adip shares insights he hasn't shared earlier in this two-episode series (Tip: The second Episode has many more secrets than the first one!)
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IBC 2024 Results
Check out the winning Biotopes
Indian Biotope Championship 2024 (IBC) announced its results this week. IBC is a unique competition and one of its kind in India, encouraging hobbyists to showcase biotopes from India.
The Indian Biotope Championship (IBC) 2024 is a pioneering event in India, dedicated to celebrating the recreation of the country's rich and diverse aquatic ecosystems within aquariums. Organized by Mangalore Aquatics in collaboration with Unique Driftwood, this contest invites participants to design biotope aquascapes that authentically represent India's natural habitats, including rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands, using native plants, fish, and materials.
A biotope refers to a specific natural habitat characterized by distinct environmental conditions and the community of flora and fauna adapted to it. It is important that Indian hobbyists understand and replicate these biotopes. Not only does it help one have a deeper understanding and appreciation of our nation's rich biodiversity, but the various inhabitants' true colours stand out in a biotope's natural environment. By showcasing authentic Indian biotopes in their aquariums, hobbyists create visually stunning displays and contribute to the awareness and conservation of local aquatic ecosystems.
Here are the top 3 winning works of IBC 2024...
The Winning Biotopes of IBC 2024
For more details on the IBC 2024 results, visit UNIQUE DRIFTWOOD
The Weekend Aquarist Magazine
Releases on 26th January 2025
We are super excited as we work towards the launch of India's first magazine dedicated to the aquarium hobby!
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Amar Salvi
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