Welfare
Inhabitant behaviour defines the whole project.
Freshwater collection
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A habitat designed around its inhabitants
Biotope / Species habitat
Water, substrate, shelter and light follow the needs of a specific species.
Composition language
The starting point is animal behaviour, not decoration. Water chemistry, flow, shelter and companions follow natural needs.
Three principlesWhat really
What really
matters
Water
Parameters remain stable and appropriate to the chosen habitat.
Naturalism
Materials and light support the habitat’s authentic character.
Reference film / Nature Aquarium / ADAview
A school of fish reveals landscape scale and depth
The film shows the relationship shared by planted directions: landscape scale, negative space and fish behaviour.
Reference materialDetail and complete
Detail and complete
landscape
A habitat designed around its inhabitantHuy Phan / Unsplash
Plants, stone and sheltered zones support fish behaviourChristian Ang / Unsplash
Behaviour and welfare before decorationJaya Surya Karthik / Unsplash
These legally used photographs are reference material and are not presented as Wet Habitat projects.
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