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Is it true that too much light will cause more algae growth, thus making my green tank greener
I have an LED light above the tank. It is on 7a-7p. I'm thinking I should cut the time down a bit. Any advice ??

Thanks Jenny!
I think I will get a nerite snail.

Hi Mustafa,
One more question. I did not feed them again, but now because of the previous over feeding and algae growth, my tank is greenish. Should I wait it out? Do a water change ?
Any advice is appreciated.

How d you keep the sides of your tank clean? My 4 gallon tank has algae growing on the sides. It has a greenish yellow tint. When I clean the front, my guys swarm to eat the floating algae but it seems to grow overnight.

I'm a newbie to the hobby, and I now love these little guys. I started out with 4 shrimp in a small vase, and now I have 3 tanks! .5 gallon tank with 20 or so. 1.5 gallon with 50 or so. 4 gallon with 130 or so. Plus baby brine shrimp. Some hitched a ride and bred. I live in Hawaii, so I was able to ...

Wow!! Thank you so much for the info.

So glad your little guy is ok. Just an FYI I got a led lamp from Walmart cheap that I put over a $20 tank. The algae is growing and the shrimp are happy. It's a 1.5 gallon tank that came with a filter and light which I don't use because Opae don't need. The opening on the top of the tank make feedin...

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie to the hobby. I absolutely love my little guys. I live on Oahu and have purchased 100-150 Opae for my 3 tanks respectively. I bought from 2 local fish stores Aquascapes 808 and The Pet Depot. I made my own brackish water and provided my sand, rocks, and coral from the be...