Smelliest Dead Thing

[muck]

Originally Posted by monza

Three foot jumper Eel lying on the floor for three days, fresh wet ooze still seeping out a open hole in the side, the rest dried, crusted to the floor. Bad hang over to boot, puked numerous times on the clean up.

Second to that snails.

Sorry that is too funny...
(The hang over part...)

[christyf5]

3" abalone. Found it in my sandbed, I think it had been dead for some time. I had to open all the doors and windows and go outside and gag for awhile

Christy

[Delphinus]

I voted other because I think the worst smelling thing I've encountered was a dead anemone.

However, it has been about 4 years since I've encountered that, so my memory is clouded.

I recently pulled out a 3" turbo snail. It had been mostly consumed as there was no flesh to be seen, but there must have been something further in. It smelled so bad I had to bury it out in the back 40. There was no way I was letting it sit in a garbage bag in the garage because pickup wasn't for another 2 or 3 days.

So if I would vote again I'd probably vote snail. Yup, turbos smell realllll bad.

And I've smelled a LOT of foul odours over the years thanks to this hobby. Whatever our reasons ultimately ... I guarantee you we don't do this hobby for the olfactory, that's for darn sure.

[Doug]

I voted clam but my wife says the removal of old DSB has no rival.

[EmilyB]

Dead turbo, but it can be closely rivaled by a forgotten piece of homemade fishfood sitting out somewhere for a day or so.

[christyf5]

Bwahaha, EmilyB's post makes me change my mind. Frozen fish food left out soaking in Kents Garlic Extreme overnight. Now thats some serious pukeage

Christy

[Zerandise]

My wife would agree with emily!

found the bad of shrimp 4 days or so after i forgot it out of the freezer.. The first time was reaaaal bad.... The second was worse.......

[LostMind]

Had to rescue a friends tank tonite. Dead sea urchin is pretty bad...

[kuatto]

Wasn't a fish,but came home to find and smell one of my large pythons had died inside it's room size enclosure under 2 x 250wt heat lamps.Nothing worse than 85 pounds of rotting,bloated snake inside a warm humid room Took 2 hefty bags and a week of cleaning to get rid of the stench.

[danny zubot]

I think we have a winner!