An aquarium designed by Cheng Siu Wai, Hong Kong (World Ranking 1)Images: Aqua Forest

My family had several fish and frog aquariums over the years, but none of them were as cool as the Nature Aquariums that are sold at San Francisco’s Aqua Forest, the first store in the U.S. dedicated to the Nature Aquarium concept. The Nature Aquarium style, pioneered by Takashi Amano, uses real plants that imitate natural landscapes. Sometimes, the aquariums almost look like terrariums, except that the landscapes are submerged underwater and fish are swimming by the miniature mountains and “trees.” 

An aquarium designed by Cliff Hui, Hong Kong (World Ranking 4)

An aquarium designed by Peter Kirwan, Ireland (World Ranking 15)

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