MOTM Media of the Month Contest - February 2026 - Best Closeup

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The theme for this month's contest is: Best Closeup

For clarity - Take a closeup picture of anything in your aquarium.

The rules:

• Submissions are allowed between February 8 and February 19.
• Ratings will start on February 22 at 12:01 am Eastern time.
• Ratings will end on February 28 at 11:30 pm Eastern time.
• Be as creative as you like.
• Judging - you must rate each submission from 0-10 with 10 being the best. You will see the rating arrows/number to the right of each submission post when judging starts.

The prize:

A $25 store credit from BurrAqua thanks to @Burr740!



Please post your pictures in this thread starting now. Good luck!

 

[GreggZ]

Where oh where did you find it???

This was back in 2021 and I got it from Vin Kutty.

Helps to have friends in high places!

 

[OmidNiav]

I kept Ottelia ulvifolia for a while. My goodness that thing is a MONSTER!!

How do you manage it? Eventually I had to let it go. It would fold over at the water line and creep across the tank blocking out the light.

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haha yes, definitely not for the faint of heart. I keep pinching the tall leaves every month but in this tank I have a bunch of crypts down below so not too worried about the light. It's a beautiful plant and I cannot bring myself to get rid of it until more people have it!

And yes I got mine from Vin as well. Good to be living close to that guy

 

[techman81]

I'm late to the show this month but couldn't resist adding a photo of this little guy trying to make his way up the lily pipe outflow. I think I can I think I can! He made it all the way to the bend before he couldn't hang on any more.

I Think I Can.webp

• techman81
• Feb 22, 2026