1. Takashi Amano was a professional Japanese track cyclist, photographer, designer, and aquarist.
12 Facts About Takashi Amano
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Takashi Amano founded Aqua Design Amano, a Japanese company that specializes in the design of aquariums and their production.
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Takashi Amano published the book Aquarium Plant Paradise.
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Takashi Amano discovered the species' ability to eat large quantities of algae.
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Takashi Amano ordered several thousand of them from a local distributor.
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Takashi Amano developed a line of aquarium products under the Aqua Design Takashi Amano brand.
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Takashi Amano died of pneumonia in 2015 at the age of 61.
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Takashi Amano frequently used Glossostigma elatinoides and Riccia fluitans as plant material.
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Takashi Amano visited forests in Japan, creating a series of photos focusing on "untouched nature" using large-format cameras.
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Takashi Amano's works have been featured internationally at several exhibitions and publications.
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Takashi Amano gave lectures on his photographic expeditions and his experiences in nature around the world, and he advocated for the environmental importance of tree planting programs to support environmental conservation.
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Takashi Amano was a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society, the Japan Advertising Photographers' Association, the International Environment Photographers Association, and the Society of Scientific Photography.