Fish in your fingers: The world’s smallest aquarium that fits in the palm of your hand

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Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 2:05 PM on 2nd January 2012

This is the world’s smallest working aquarium – which holds just two tea spoons of water.

The
miniature wonder, which is made of glass and measures just 30mm wide
by 24mm high and 14mm deep, can be held in the palm of your hand.

And it is so small there is only room for these tiny zebra fish.

Scroll down to see video… and more of Konenko’s art

Small fry: The tiny fish tank was made by a Russian artist who specialises in miniatures

Small fry: The tiny fish tank was made by a Russian artist who specialises in miniatures

Despite the miniscule proportions, it does comes with miniature plants as well as stones.

When it came to filling up the tank,
the 10ml of water had to be applied with a syringe to ensure the
arrangement was not disturbed.

And the fish had to be added with a specially made miniature fish net.

The extraordinary creation is the latest by Anatoly Konenko, from Omsk, in Russia.

The 57-year-old was the first in Siberia to make what he calls ‘microminiature’ art.

During the past three decades he has
perfected the painstaking skill of writing on tiny grains of rice, poppy
seeds and even human hair.

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

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

The world's smallest aquarium made from glass and measures 30x24x14mm. It holds only 10ml of water - just two teaspoons

The world’s smallest aquarium made from glass and measures 30x24x14mm. It holds only 10ml of water – just two teaspoons

Something fishy: The tank is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14mm deep

Something fishy: The tank is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14mm deep

In 1996 he was even recognised by the Guinness World Records for the smallest ever book.

Measuring just 0.9mm by 0.9mm the 29
page novel, an edition of ‘Chameleon’ by Russian author Anton Chekhov
is dwarfed by a five pence piece.

Working with a microscope, he has built up quite a collection of miniature art over the years.

Other creations include a caravan of 12 miniature camels inside the eye of a needle, which measures an incredible 0.25mm.

Mr Konenko has also made an incredibly
detailed ship in a bottle, which stands at just 0.25mm high, and a
pair of shoes smaller than a matchstick.

Some of his creations are worth as much as 50,000 euros, £44,000.

He said: ‘The tank was made out of curiosity.
It is the world’s smallest and holds only 10 ml of water. For
reference, 5ml is one teaspoon, so the aquarium can only hold two
teaspoons worth of water.’

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Forgive me – it’s cute but I can’t see anything so special about it. Just a container made of glass, some small pebbles, bits of plant and some tiny fish. What have I missed ? Oh yes, and it needs some tiny feet for the fish to nibble!

Hope the fish aren’t forced to live in there for long.

I want one!

What, no filter???

Beautiful !

This cruel abomination has no place in the year 2012.

The fish might be small, but the tank should still be larger.

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One Response to “Fish in your fingers: The world’s smallest aquarium that fits in the palm of your hand”

  1. doudou says:

    So when did it become “fashionable art” to abuse animals? The guy from Cuba chopping up endangered animals and sewing them together again haphazardly and now this? Let’s see how much water we can deprive the fish of! Yea – let’s call it art! How stupid can we get?

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