immersive-lore-friendly-cheese:

Don’t be ashamed of your algae

I see a lotta people that feel bad about the algae in their tanks and stuff but honestly? It’s not a big deal, if you look at some videos or images of the fish in the wild there’s so much awful algae and they’re fine, they’re happy, algae is normal. Don’t feel bad about your tank having algae and don’t feel like you’re a bad fish keeper just because of it, if your fish are happy and healthy that’s the important thing. Don’t measure your tank against people who post a single image of a meticulously clean and maintained tank with zero algae because I promise you it only looks that good for the shot and probably will have algae a week later. Accept single celled plants in your life.

Cyanobacteria do not interact.

Algae can signify unhealthy water parameters, but algae in and of itself is not harmful. If your water is good, the algae is no problem, and will help to grow tiny critters for any potential fish fry to eat.