Takashi Amano 1954 - 2015

Takashi Amano July 18, 1954 August 4, 2015 Takashi Amano (Amano Takashi?, born July 18, 1954 - August 4, 2015) was a photographer, designer and aquarist. His interest in aquaria led him to create the Japanese company Aqua Design Amano. Amano is 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.[1] 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 appears monthly in both Practical Fishkeeping magazine in the UK, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine in the US. Amano died of pneumonia at 11:18 AM on the 4th of August, 2015 at his home in Niigata, Japan Rest in Peace Takashi Amano Freshwater Shrimp Aquarium [Close up - Macro] Shrimps & Trumpet snails eating together [Close up] Shrimp Eating Spinach [Close up] Macro Close up Shrimp Video Relaxing world of Shrimps Shrimps, Rasboras & Trumpet Snail Music: Enochian Magic J Tundra bgmusic30 (Echoes & Fragments...