A little fishy: World's smallest aquarium creates a (tiny)
splash.
Here is the perfect home for small fry: the world's
smallest aquarium.
Created by Russian artist Anatoly Konenko, who specialises
in miniatures, the tiny tank is made of glass, contains tiny stones
and plants and is home to a group of tiny fish.
It is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14 mm deep - enough to
hold just 10ml of water, or about two tablespoons'
worth.
Small fry: The tiny fish tank was made by a Russian
artist who specialises in miniatures
The water has to be applied using a syringe so as not to
disturb the landscape the Siberia-artist lovingly
created.
Konenko, who calls his art
'micro-miniatures', even made a minuscule fishing net which he used
to place the fish, baby Danios.
The adults are usually a favourite with more normal sized
tanks but the tiny fish look at home in
Konenko's construction for which he has since
added a specially built air pump.
In the net: Anatoly Konenko made a small net to match,
and tiny Danios fish swam around in the tank, which takes only two
teaspoons of water to fill
Something fishy: The tank is just 30mm wide, 24mm high
and 14 mm deep
Konenko is also a painter and is in the Guinness
World Records book for making the world's smallest book.
He said: 'I've been doing microart for 30 years, doing the
smallest things in the world.
'This tank was made out of
curiosity.'
He works using a microscope for most of his work and has
won awards in his home country and round the
world.