Shrimp Eat This Algae?

Hey guys!
I had some algae like this below in my Betta tank a while ago & was told it was caused by too much light. I’ve since completely re-scalped the tank & washed everything to get rid of the algae & the new setup was looking beautiful & algae-free for about a month or maybe more. Then suddenly, in about 2 days I got this much algae all over everything!!! I didn’t think I had changed anything much in the lighting, but it’s possible I accidentally left the light bar on for a few extra hours for a couple of consecutive days?
Anyway. My question is: would shrimp eat this kind of algae? I have about 15 cherry shrimps in my other tank & am considering putting my Betta into a bowl temporarily & giving the shrimps a shot at cleaning up the tank for a week or 2, see if it helps. But I assume shrimps don’t eat all types of algae, though... any clues if this would work?!

Cheers
Ethan
Pic below is the tank right now!

 

That's hair algae, and I'd say no. Try manual removal then lower your light period, and do more wcs. You might be able to use hydrogen peroxide but Google the dosing that's safe and it can kill bb, so turn off or remove filters before hand for an hour or two.

 

That's hair algae, and I'd say no. Try manual removal then lower your light period, and do more wcs. You might be able to use hydrogen peroxide but Google the dosing that's safe and it can kill bb, so turn off or remove filters before hand for an hour or two.

Ok thanks Donovan! I’ve tried 0 light for a week after cutting back to only 1-3hrs per day for a couple weeks & it still looks the same... might have to try manual removal... I’m a bit scared to try the peroxide option!

 

If that’s the Fluval stratum I have the same problem I’ve tried capping it with black sand to see if there’s just too many nutrients in the water.

 

Peroxide is pretty safe. It actually dissociates into water and o2. The hiss you may hear when u open it is o2 escaping.
Have you tried water changes? Maybe bump them up to 25 percent every 2 days for a while?
After you get most, amano shrimp may help, but my cherry shrimp never touched it.

 

To remove hair algae I like to use a tooth brush Needles to say, a new one, not a used one.

 

If that’s the Fluval stratum I have the same problem I’ve tried capping it with black sand to see if there’s just too many nutrients in the water.

Interesting, I do have a proper planted tank substrate, but not the Fluval one... I forget the brand, some celebrity dude who does aquascaping But the first time I had this issue with this type of algae was before I put this substrate in & just had pebbles.
Donovan Jones
Water changes tbh I don’t have much time to do - I usually only have 1-2 nights/week max I’m actually home without guests, but I usually have to spend those cleaning, catching up with my housemate, looking after the millions of houseplants, etc. So usually I just do a weekly (sometimes fortnightly) water change on both tanks. Interestingly, my other tank with the shrimp, some guppies & a Cory Cat (which gets significantly more hours with the same light on) is completely free of this algae type/pretty much algae free in general. It gets partial water changes at the same frequency, I use the same light on both tanks (they’re side by side, so I just move it) & there’s actually some food wasteage in that tank, presumably, because it’s much harder to measure out the right amount of food. In the Betta tank (which has the algae problem), I always watch my Betta eat his food & probably err on the side of under-feeding rather than over-feeding him...

 

To remove hair algae I like to use a tooth brush Needles to say, a new one, not a used one.

Thanks for the tip, I might give that a shot!

 

Thanks for the tip, I might give that a shot!

Turn it around and around, the hair algae will stick to the bristle. Hard to get of the bristle, feels slimy then.