Flakes do bring back that nostalgic sense of my first tank. Would I say it’s a particularly good smell, no.
I’ve come to not mind the scent of hikari foods, almost like it, constant exposure will do that.
The nls stuff is okay depending on type. The regular marine pellets are fine but the hex shield smells awful.
And then there’s the repashys stuff or fluval bug bites…I need a gas mask near that.