Which coral smells the worst?

[BristleWormHater]

Kind of a weird title I know
Oh the mucus of some of these corals smell awful! Just had to move a ton of stuff for like the third time in three weeks because I am terrible at placing corals.
In my opinion, leptoseris is the worst, smells kinda like a summer garbage can.
What do yall think?

 

[thamnasteroid]

honestly I've never really paid any attention to how corals smell (other than when they die).

 

[BristleWormHater]

honestly I've never really paid any attention to how corals smell (other than when they die).

Maybe I just have a sensitive nose or something because I can smell leptos and chalices pretty much as soon as they come out of the water and start producing mucus. Others corals usaully smell very faint or have no smell.

 

[exnisstech]

Most of my SPS I've handled have a pretty strong unpleasant smell.

 

[Biokabe]

Agreed, I can't smell most corals but every time I've gotten a whiff of an acro it's reminded me of the stench of low tide...

 

[bluemon]

They all smell approximately the same, imo.

Same fishy, sweet smell. The stony corals especially share a similar smell.

Anemones smell bit more fruity, similar to softies, but a bit more fruity.

 

[redacted_]

Not a coral, but I let my Caulerpa sit with some bleach before I flush it so it doesn't clog. This stuff needs to be banned by the Geneva conventions because you can probably make chemical weapons out of it. It doesn't smell remotely like something natural at all. The best way I can describe is a mix of organic solvents and melted plastic

One thing I do want to smell are Melibe sea slugs though. Apparently different species smell like watermelon, lemons, and other fruits

 

[vetteguy53081]

Kind of a weird title I know
Oh the mucus of some of these corals smell awful! Just had to move a ton of stuff for like the third time in three weeks because I am terrible at placing corals.
In my opinion, leptoseris is the worst, smells kinda like a summer garbage can.
What do yall think?

Acro all the way

 

[vetteguy53081]

They all smell approximately the same, imo.

Same fishy, sweet smell. The stony corals especially share a similar smell.

Anemones smell bit more fruity, similar to softies, but a bit more fruity.

Sweet and fruity???

 

[bluemon]

They all smell approximately the same, imo.

Same fishy, sweet smell. The stony corals especially share a similar smell.

Anemones smell bit more fruity, similar to softies, but a bit more fruity.

Sweet and fruity???

Yea my BTAs definitely have a fruity smell to it.

Hard to explain. More depth than stony corals

 

[BristleWormHater]

Not a coral, but I let my Caulerpa sit with some bleach before I flush it so it doesn't clog. This stuff needs to be banned by the Geneva conventions because you can probably make chemical weapons out of it. It doesn't smell remotely like something natural at all. The best way I can describe is a mix of organic solvents and melted plastic

One thing I do want to smell are Melibe sea slugs though. Apparently different species smell like watermelon, lemons, and other fruits

Tried to bring some macroalgae back from Miami, threw it in an airtight jar, horrible idea.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tried to bring some macroalgae back from Miami, threw it in an airtight jar, horrible idea.

I brought back luscious seaweed a few years ago from Florida and my multitude of tangs ate it in under 2 hours like salad

 

[BriDroid]

I have a fuzzy staghorn, Acropora Abrolhosensis, smells horrible when removed from the water and it starts sliming up!

 

[Miami Reef]

Corals have scents? I wasn’t born with a sense of smell. Fascinating.

 

[ZzyzxRiver]

Dunno about corals but dead snails I discover too late are gag inducing and foul up the whole tank, blech!!

 

[Jared Bryant]

Fragged across!

 

[DeeBee]

They all smell like algae to me and it takes forever to get the smell off of my hands.

 

[JustaSunday]

Had to remove a ton of waving hand anthelia from a friends tank and even though it was sitting in a bucket in about a inch of water It smelt like I had my nose right above a skimmers collection cup throughout the whole room.

 

[H@rry]

Xenia!

 

[BZOFIQ]

We have collectively reached a whole new level with this hobby.