One of the most popular inhabitants of the aquarium (regular
visitors got worried when she was temporarily taken off show recently) is Mini
the One-Eyed Porcupinefish. Technically a Blotched Porcupine fish, Diodon
holocanthus, Mini got her nick name a couple of years ago when she developed a
life threatening infection after a minor injury, and had to have an eye
removed. As you might imagine, this was a complicated procedure, involving a
tube carrying oxygenated water and anaesthetic over her gills for several hours
while the operation was carried out, and a post-op recovery in an isolation
tank with antibiotics and painkillers. She is now in the last large tank in the
Aquarium, now refitted to hold larger marine fish.
