BAC2022 Results – BAP

BIOTOPE AQUARIUM Contest 2022 Ranking

8 Categories – 24 Winners

We are proud to announce the final results of the BAC2022. Thank you all the participants for your great job, BAC Jury members for your valuable inputs and our sponsors for support!

BIOTOPE AQUARIUM Contest 2022 Criteria

BIN (BIOTOPE IN NATURE) – 20 points	Evaluation Criteria (#)	Points
Quality and reliability of the information about the original biotope	1. Description of the location: Environment; Terrestrial vegetation; Surrounding area; Treats to ecology incl. Photos/Video.	1 to 5
	2. Variety of fish, invertebrates, plants mentioned in the biotope meet the specified category and biotope type.	1 to 5
	3. Description of the aquatic habitat: Water chemistry, Substrate, Riparian zone, Underwater landscape.	1 to 5
	4. Bibliography/Sitography: quality of the resources.	1 to 5
BAM (BIOTOPE AQUARIUM MODEL) – 60 points
Variety and System’s viability	5. Fishes, plants and decorations are selected properly to exist together for a long period of time in the aquarium: the aquarium size matches up with the species choice, their quantity and size.	1 to 20
Conformity to the BIOTOPE IN NATURE	6. Decor in the aquarium look as close as possible to stones, driftwood, soil, and other natural elements in the biotope. Aquarium space is used effectively, each species has its niche. Decor elements and plants are placed according to the biotope.	1 to 20
Natural beauty	7. The composition in the aquarium is balanced. The natural beauty of the biotope represented successfully. The accents are placed properly.	1 to 10
Quality and accuracy of the aquarium data	8. The description of the tank, incl. external resources, is accurate and can guide other aquarists through the re-creation of a similar biotope models (BAM).	1 to 10
Visual support	9. Quality of the visual support (foto, video).	1 to 20
MAX TOTAL SCORE		100

BAC: Northern America.

Category 1: NORTH AMERICA

JURY: FRITZ ROHDE & LAWRENCE KENT

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Biotope, Phoebus, Virginia, USA	Kevin Wilson	Lawrence Kent	5	5	5	5	20	20	10	10	20	100	96
1	Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Biotope, Phoebus, Virginia, USA	Kevin Wilson	Fritz Rohde	4	4	4	3	20	18	10	10	19	92	96
2	River Bank of Big Walnut Creek, Ohio, USA	Vinny Anderson	Lawrence Kent	5	5	4	5	17	20	10	10	19	95	91
2	River Bank of Big Walnut Creek, Ohio, USA	Vinny Anderson	Fritz Rohde	3	4	4	1	20	17	10	10	18	87	91
3	Congaree Creek, South Carolina, USA	Anikó Csanádi	Lawrence Kent	5	5	4	5	17	19	7	10	18	90	89.5
3	Congaree Creek, South Carolina, USA	Anikó Csanádi	Fritz Rohde	4	5	4	1	20	17	10	10	18	89	89.5
4	Susquehanna river, Pennsylvania, USA	Chris Walker	Lawrence Kent	5	5	5	1	19	19	9	10	19	92	89.5
4	Susquehanna river, Pennsylvania, USA	Chris Walker	Fritz Rohde	3	4	4	1	20	17	10	10	18	87	89.5
5	Creek in suburban Collin County, Texas	Turner Lawrence	Lawrence Kent	5	5	5	1	18	19	7	10	18	88	89
5	Creek in suburban Collin County, Texas	Turner Lawrence	Fritz Rohde	4	3	4	4	20	17	10	10	18	90	89

BAC: Central America, Caribbean.

Category 2: CENTRAL AMERICA

JURY: JUAN MIGUEL ARTIGAS AZAS & JAIRO ARROYAVE

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Unnamed spring in Laguna Seca, Durango Mexico	Franko Janko	Jairo Arroyave	4	4	4	3	18	18	9	8	17	85	91.5
1	Unnamed spring in Laguna Seca, Durango Mexico	Franko Janko	Juan M. Artigas Azas	5	5	5	5	20	20	10	10	18	98	91.5
2	Riverbank area of the Rio el Subin, Guatemala	David Nørholm	Jairo Arroyave	4	4	5	4	16	14	8	8	19	82	90
2	Riverbank area of the Rio el Subin, Guatemala	David Nørholm	Juan M. Artigas Azas	5	5	5	5	20	20	10	10	18	98	90
3	Antón River, Coclé, Panama	Juan Medina	Jairo Arroyave	4	4	4	3	16	15	8	8	17	79	87.5
3	Antón River, Coclé, Panama	Juan Medina	Juan M. Artigas Azas	5	4	5	5	17	20	10	10	20	96	87.5

BAC: South America.

Category 3: SOUTH AMERICA

JURY: ROBERTO E. REIS & FLÁVIO LIMA

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Urubaxi River, tributary of the Negro River, State of Amazonas, Brazil	Marco Antonio Cunha	Roberto E. Reis	5	4	5	5	20	20	10	10	15	94	90
1		Marco Antonio Cunha	Flávio Lima	5	3	5	5	15	20	9	9	15	86	90
2	Rio Salobra, southern Pantanal, Brazil	Biswarup Goon	Roberto E. Reis	5	5	5	5	18	12	10	8	8	76	85
2	Rio Salobra, southern Pantanal, Brazil	Biswarup Goon	Flávio Lima	5	5	5	5	18	20	6	10	20	94	85
3	Forest Stream, Mato Grosso do Sul, Coxim, Brazil	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Roberto E. Reis	5	5	4	4	15	16	8	10	8	75	80
3	Forest Stream, Mato Grosso do Sul, Coxim, Brazil	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Flávio Lima	5	3	4	3	18	18	8	8	18	85	80
4	Rio Pacaás Novos, Rondônia, Brazil	Konstantinos Gazos	Roberto E. Reis	3	4	4	5	18	16	10	8	8	76	79.5
4	Rio Pacaás Novos, Rondônia, Brazil	Konstantinos Gazos	Flávio Lima	2	2	4	2	18	10	9	18	18	83	79.5
5	Rio Negro River near Barcelos, Brazil	Wang Qiliang	Roberto E. Reis	5	4	5	3	18	20	8	8	16	87	78.5
5	Rio Negro River near Barcelos, Brazil	Wang Qiliang	Flávio Lima	2	1	3	3	13	10	15	5	18	70	78.5
6	Corrientes, Paraná flooded savanna, Argentina	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Roberto E. Reis	4	2	4	4	16	14	8	8	14	74	75.5
6	Corrientes, Paraná flooded savanna, Argentina	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Flávio Lima	3	2	4	4	15	15	9	7	18	77	75.5
7	Small Rio Negro tributary near Manaus, Brazil	Wang Qiliang	Roberto E. Reis	4	2	4	0	14	15	8	10	6	63	71.5
7	Small Rio Negro tributary near Manaus, Brazil	Wang Qiliang	Flávio Lima	3	2	3	4	18	15	10	7	18	80	71.5
8	El Tuparro National Park, flooded forest, near Rio Orinoco main stream	Péter Rózsahegyi	Roberto E. Reis	4	5	4	4	15	14	6	6	14	72	70.5
8		Péter Rózsahegyi	Flávio Lima	3	3	4	2	15	10	8	6	18	69	70.5
9	Uaupes River Flooded Forest Stream, Amazonas, Brazil	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Roberto E. Reis	3	3	3	3	16	14	6	8	6	62	68.5
9	Uaupes River Flooded Forest Stream, Amazonas, Brazil	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Flávio Lima	4	4	4	2	18	15	8	5	15	75	68.5
10	Rio Nhamundá, Brazil	Chen Meici	Roberto E. Reis	2	2	3	2	18	15	6	4	12	64	59.5
10	Rio Nhamundá, Brazil	Chen Meici	Flávio Lima	1	2	1	2	15	5	16	1	12	55	59.5
11	Blackwater tributary in Nhamundà area, Amazonas	Chen Meici	Roberto E. Reis	2	2	3	1	17	8	6	4	10	53	55
11	Blackwater tributary in Nhamundà area, Amazonas	Chen Meici	Flávio Lima	2	2	2	1	15	8	9	3	15	57	55
12	Rio Tapajos, Amazonas, Brazil	Dmitry Shulyak	Roberto E. Reis	0	0	0	0	18	0	10	8	15	51	52
12	Rio Tapajos, Amazonas, Brazil	Dmitry Shulyak	Flávio Lima	0	0	0	0	15	0	15	8	15	53	52
13	Unknown shoals of the Rio Negro	Chen Meici	Roberto E. Reis	0	0	0	0	16	0	5	5	12	38	47.5
13	Unknown shoals of the Rio Negro	Chen Meici	Flávio Lima	1	2	1	1	15	10	8	7	12	57	47.5

BAC: Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe.

Category 4: EUROPE

JURY: GIREG ALLAIN & ALEXEY MALYSHEV

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Old Danube, Gemenc Forest, Hungary	Klementina Keresztes-André	Gireg Allain	5	5	5	5	19	18	9	9	20	95	81.5
1	Old Danube, Gemenc Forest, Hungary	Klementina Keresztes-André	Aleksey Malyshev	4	4	4	4	10	17	5	8	12	68	81.5
2	Shallow grassy area near Mariager, Mariager Fjord, Denmark	David Nørholm	Gireg Allain	4	3	4	4	16	15	8	6	12	72	70.5
2	Shallow grassy area near Mariager, Mariager Fjord, Denmark	David Nørholm	Aleksey Malyshev	2	3	4	4	15	10	8	8	15	69	70.5
3	Chorhun river (Chorna), Crimea	Akhtem Aqyar	Gireg Allain	5	4	4	3	11	12	6	7	14	66	64.5
3	Chorhun river (Chorna), Crimea	Akhtem Aqyar	Aleksey Malyshev	2	4	3	3	15	7	8	8	13	63	64.5
4	Platanorema creek, Koroneia-Volvi National Park	Konstantinos Gazos	Gireg Allain	3	3	3	3	11	11	5	7	12	58	51.5
4	Platanorema creek, Koroneia-Volvi National Park	Konstantinos Gazos	Aleksey Malyshev	4	3	3	2	5	14	2	2	10	45	51.5

BAC: Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa.

Category 5: AFRICA

JURY: AD KONINGS & ANTON LAMBOJ

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Nun River basin, in the north of Bayelsa State, Nigeria	Biswarup Goon	Ad Konings	5	5	5	5	20	20	7	10	15	92	85.5
1	Nun River basin, in the north of Bayelsa State, Nigeria	Biswarup Goon	Anton Lamboj	5	4	5	5	12	15	8	9	16	79	85.5
2	Moliwe River, Cameroon	Frank Reinders	Ad Konings	5	3	5	4	20	20	7	10	15	89	71
2	Moliwe River, Cameroon	Frank Reinders	Anton Lamboj	4	3	4	3	2	10	5	7	15	53	71
3	Lake Barombi Koto affluent, Cameroon	Emil Visan	Ad Konings	–	–	–	–	15	15	5	5	18	58	59
3	Lake Barombi Koto affluent, Cameroon	Emil Visan	Anton Lamboj	–	–	–	–	15	15	7	8	15	60	59

BAC: Eastern Asia.

Category 6: EASTERN ASIA

JURY: FAN LI & ZHOU HANG

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Yanqi River in Shentang Valley, Beijing, China	Jiaying Hou	Zhou Hang	5	4	4	4	18	15	9	7	17	83	87.5
1	Yanqi River in Shentang Valley, Beijing, China	Jiaying Hou	Fan Li	5	5	4	5	18	17	9	10	19	92	87.5
2	Yanqi River in Shentang Valley, Beijing, China	Jiaying Hou	Zhou Hang	5	4	4	4	3	15	7	7	17	66	74.5
2	Yanqi River in Shentang Valley, Beijing, China	Jiaying Hou	Fan Li	5	4	4	5	17	15	8	8	17	83	74.5
3	Heukcheon river, Yangpyeong province, South Korea	Shinyoung Kim	Zhou Hang	5	4	2	3	10	12	6	7	14	63	66
3	Heukcheon river, Yangpyeong province, South Korea	Shinyoung Kim	Fan Li	5	4	3	4	13	12	7	8	13	69	66

BAC: Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia.

Category 7: SOUTHERN, CENTRAL & WESTERN ASIA

SVEN O. KULLANDER & FRIEDRICH BITTER

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Periyar river, Western Ghats, India	Protim Sarkar	Friedrich Bitter	4	5	5	4	15	17	8	8	14	80	81.5
1	Periyar river, Western Ghats, India	Protim Sarkar	Sven Kullander	3	3	4	3	20	15	10	10	15	83	81.5
2	Forested wetland near Bhuigaon Beach, Maharashtra, India	Devarsh Bhoir	Friedrich Bitter	3	3	4	3	12	12	6	8	14	65	46
2	Forested wetland near Bhuigaon Beach, Maharashtra, India	Devarsh Bhoir	Sven Kullander	3	3	5	1	1	5	1	3	5	27	46

BAC: Southeastern Asia, Oceania.

Category 8: SOUTHEASTERN ASIA

PETER J. UNMACK & GREG MARTIN

AWARDS BY:

				BIN				BAM				MATERIAL
Entry #	Entry name	Participant’s name	Judges	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Score	Final Score
1	Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar	Klementina Keresztes-André	Greg Martin	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.5	18	18	9.5	9	16	89.4	88.2
1	Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar	Klementina Keresztes-André	Peter Unmack	5	5	4	5	15	20	9	8	16	87	88.2
2	A Small Stream in the Halmahera Island, Maluku, Indonesia	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Greg Martin	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.5	18	19	9.5	9.5	19	93.9	84.95
2	A Small Stream in the Halmahera Island, Maluku, Indonesia	Arif Hikmet Başeğmez	Peter Unmack	4	5	5	4	15	16	5	7	15	76	84.95
3	Swamp in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia	MAA Rafsanjani	Greg Martin	4.5	4.5	4	3.5	16.5	17	8	8.5	17	83.5	82.75
3	Swamp in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia	MAA Rafsanjani	Peter Unmack	4	4	4	5	16	16	8	9	16	82	82.75
4	Marshland near of Pattaya, Thailand	Juhász-Tóth Gábor	Greg Martin	3.5	4.5	4.5	4	17	12	8.5	8.5	17	79.5	80.75
4	Marshland near of Pattaya, Thailand	Juhász-Tóth Gábor	Peter Unmack	4	5	5	3	16	16	9	8	16	82	80.75
5	Creek in Coban Rondo Pujon Waterfall, Malang, Indonesia	MAA Rafsanjani	Greg Martin	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	17	14	9	8.5	16	82.5	80.75
5	Creek in Coban Rondo Pujon Waterfall, Malang, Indonesia	MAA Rafsanjani	Peter Unmack	4	4	3	5	15	16	9	7	16	79	80.75
6	Sungai Kelbut, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia	Imanul Chakim	Greg Martin	4.5	4.5	4.5	0	17	17	9	9	17	82.5	79.75
6	Sungai Kelbut, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia	Imanul Chakim	Peter Unmack	4	4	4	0	15	16	8	8	18	77	79.75
7	Unnamed stream in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam	Franko Janko	Greg Martin	4.5	4.5	4.5	2.5	17	17	8.5	9	16	83.5	76.75
7	Unnamed stream in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam	Franko Janko	Peter Unmack	3	2	5	4	15	12	7	7	15	70	76.75
8	Low tide at Colleges Crossing Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia	David Nørholm	Greg Martin	4.5	3.5	4.5	4.5	7	17	8	8.5	15	72.5	75.75
8		David Nørholm	Peter Unmack	4	4	4	5	15	16	8	7	16	79	75.75
9	Forest stream of Singkep Island, Indonesia	Andre Chandra	Greg Martin	4	4	4.5	3.5	15	15	7.5	7.5	12	73	74.5
9	Forest stream of Singkep Island, Indonesia	Andre Chandra	Peter Unmack	4	4	3	3	15	16	9	7	15	76	74.5
10	Borneo Peat Swamp, Indonesia	Mainak Sen Gupta	Greg Martin	3.5	4	4	2.5	15	17	8	7	17	78	74
10	Borneo Peat Swamp, Indonesia	Mainak Sen Gupta	Peter Unmack	3	4	2	2	16	12	8	7	16	70	74
11	Irrigation fileds near Sungai Wirolegi, East Java, Indonesia	Iqbal Dani Prayogi	Greg Martin	3.5	3.5	3.5	0	15	15	8	8.5	16	73	71
11		Iqbal Dani Prayogi	Peter Unmack	3	3	4	0	15	12	8	8	16	69	71
12	Tu Dong Pond, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh, Central Vietnam	Huỳnh Long Phi	Greg Martin	3	4	3	0	15	12	3.5	9.5	15	65	66.5
12	Tu Dong Pond, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh, Central Vietnam	Huỳnh Long Phi	Peter Unmack	3	4	4	0	15	12	7	7	16	68	66.5
13	Bucephalandra biotope in Sekadau, Kalimantan Barat	Hushi Pramudita	Greg Martin	4.5	4	4.5	1	17	17	8	7	15	78	64.5
13	Bucephalandra biotope in Sekadau, Kalimantan Barat	Hushi Pramudita	Peter Unmack	3	1	4	0	5	12	5	5	16	51	64.5

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