Takashi Amano
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| Born |
18 July 1954 Niigata, Japan |
| Died | 4 August 2015 (aged 61) Niigata, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | photographer, aquarist |
| Awards | Fuji Film Nature Photo Contest, Grand Prix, 1992 |
Takashi Amano (天野尚? Amano Takashi, 18 July 1954 – 4 August 2015) was a professional track cyclist, photographer, designer, and aquarist. His interest in aquaria led him to create the Japanese company Aqua Design Amano.
Amano was the author of Nature Aquarium World (TFH Publications, 1994), a three-book series on aquascaping and freshwater aquarium plants and fish. He has also published the book Aquarium Plant Paradise (T.F.H. Publications, 1997).
A species of freshwater shrimp is named the “Amano shrimp” or "Yamato shrimp" (Caridina multidentata; previously Caridina japonica) after him. After discovering this species' ability to eat large quantities of algae, Amano asked a local distributor to special order several thousand of them. They have since become a staple in the freshwater planted aquarium hobby.
He also developed a line of aquarium components that are known as ADA, and his "Nature Aquarium" article series appeared monthly in both Practical Fishkeeping magazine in the UK, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine in the US. He died in 2015 at the age of 61.
Takashi Amano wrote about freshwater aquascaping. He established a distinctive style of plant layout. He employed Japanese gardening concepts such as Wabi-sabi and Zen rock arrangement. His tank compositions sought to mimic nature in their appearance. Amano also made extensive use of Glossostigma elatinoides and Riccia fluitans as plant material, and used shrimp as a means of controlling the growth of algae.
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