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Down the River by Sergio Canabal

Modern aquascaping is the science and art of creating an idealic representation of nature within the confines of glass and water. It’s objective is to cause your soul to remember and long for nature. It is creating beautiful works of art in an aquarium.

Over the last 20 years, the freshwater planted aquarium hobby has grown exponentially in the US.  Although, it has been, and continues to be, wildly popular in other countries such as Japan, Germany and Eastern Europe.  The catalyst for this growth has been the publishing of Aqua Design Amano’s Nature Aquarium World series and the increased sharing of information and knowledge facilitated by the growth of the Internet. The hobby has transitioned from merely trying to keep plants alive and algae at bay to creating works of art that delight the mind and soul as can be seen above.

This podcast is one man’s effort to help continue to expand the freshwater planted aquarium hobby within the US.  By leveraging the power of new media and distributed over today’s online channels, it is hoped that the Scape Fu podcast teaches as it entertains. Those new to the hobby will get the benefit of hearing from the recognized experts in the field. Complex topics are explained in a way that is much easier to understand than reading about it online.

Art, the host, has over 20 years of experience in the hobby.  He’s been on the commercial side being the first person to bring Aqua Design Amano products to the US. He also founded one of the largest planted aquarium forums on the Internet boasting more members than many US cities. However, his passion for the hobby comes from his deep love of aquariums that started with a small gift from his parents at the age of seven.

* Down the River is an aquascape by Sergio Canabal. Please see more about him at Aquascaping World.