Bart Laurens on Dutch Style Aquariums

Bart Laurens Is a lifetime hobbyist specializing in Dutch Aquariums. recipient of many prestigious awards recently taking 3rd place at the Aquatic Gardeners Association International Aquascaping Contest in the category “Dutch Aquascape”


He has given about 40 years of presentations in The Netherlands on the field of terrarium and aquarium skills and maintains a website about his hobbies. He is an enthusiastic photographer and publishes many photos on the website. He has photographed most of the top aquariums in the Netherlands.

In "real life" life he was a lecturer at the Hague University in Public Administration and Public Management. He was a study career coach and taught communication skills until November 2012. Now he is semi-retired.

Bart will speak on all aspects of Dutch Style Aquascaping.



He is the recipient of many prestigious awards, recently taking 3rd prize in the category “Dutch Aquascape” of the Aquatic Gardeners Association International Aquascaping Contest.

Keeping an aquarium has always been a hobby and never became a profession. His specialty has always been the Dutch Style Aquarium. Since 2007, he has had a large tank of 3.10m long and 65cm wide and 50cm deep; about 1,000 liters.

Bart has also been working for several years with terrariums. He kept and bred various species of reptiles and amphibians. In addition, he has experience with the cultivation of all kinds of food animals, such as crickets, grasshoppers, fruit flies, cockroaches, butterflies and moths, stick insects, and common flies.

Bart maintains a website about his hobbies. He is an enthusiastic photographer and publishes many photos on the website. He has photographed most of the top aquariums in the Netherlands.

Bart will speak on all aspects of Dutch Style Aquascaping.
Fresh from talking at the Aquatic Gardeners Association Convention in Denver, SFAS is hosting Bart Laurens who will speak on “Dutch Style Aquascaping”.

It has been over 15 years since SFAS has had a speaker of this cailbre. Any planted aquarium afishyonado will not want to miss this talk!