Wow... thanks for the reminder that we don't EVER want to have to do the clove oil trick on our sweet little puffer fish! I think that would scare me as much as the fish.

I had heard before that it is good for the "beak" for them to have something to gnaw on now and then. We've done a variety of different foods to assist with that (mussels in shells that have to be broken open and pieces of silversides that have bones in them) but only do so occasionally... I wonder how you know if you are doing enough prevention? Any photos of what to look for in a buck-tooth pufferfish? I never thought this would apply to the triggers because ours routinely gnaws on rocks (and the occasional hermit crab too.)

Side note: I love this idea of discussing and exploring some important issues of how we each can strive to be more responsible with the animals we care for and can think of a bunch of other topics along this line. I wonder if we could group them somewhere for reference though?