Rules
- 10 gallons or smaller
- NO PLANTS, NOT EVEN FAKE PLANTS
- Must contain at least one item bought, sold, or traded from another hobbyist
- Must be a new setup (9/6/2025 or later)
- Winners determined by a vote of the club membership
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE HERE!
No shirt, no plants, no service
10 gal, 3 koi guppys and red bnp all from matherfish. New Rock from temu, driftwood from rainbow tank build, and some snails I bred.
3 gallon cave
3d printed cave, Fluval stratum, random rocks, sticks, and leaves from the yard.
Golden Valley
Sand with Dragonstone, Gold gardneri pair.
Small Slice of Paradise
Play Sand with Seiryu Stone, Blue Paradise Gourami pair
A hole only plants could fill
This is a 10 gallon tank that was set up on 10/15/25. The picture was taken a couple days after that. I set it up with intentions for this contest and then didn't even submit it by the deadline. (WoW I know) It had 2 mystery and ramshorn at that moment. I ended up putting in pea puffers that I got from Carl at the swap. The tank itself was also a trade amongst someone in the hobby. It is now, months later, FILLED with plants. (Sorry not sorry, it looks great)
Follow the formula
This is a 3.5" "halfmoon" tank turned backwards. It allowed for a cool sense of depth that is very hard to photograph! I tried to follow the standard formula of sloped substrate, contrasting rocks, topped with wood. I should have REALLY stuck to the formula and used a tank with no curves, at least for a tank that photographs well. Also didn't get all the bubbles off after filling! Shesh.
