Today I was given a 12"x12"x14" fluval tank(cant remember the exact name of it) by my brother who got sick of it and basically just let it go. It was housing 4 neons, 3 cherry shrimp,4 assassin snails and who knows how many MTS along w/ various plants(theres also alot of strange looking algae everywhere). I moved the neons and 2 assassins to a bigger tank and I would like to make it over into a nice shrimp tank with maybe a couple tiny fish but it is currently a hot mess. I was hoping someone might be able to tell me what kind of plants are currently in the tank and how to get rid of what i think is duck weed all over the top(if theres a better way than just constantly scooping it out..). I will update this thread as i get things cleaned up and welcome any help or input. Ive had many large tanks but ive never dealt w/ planted tanks so this is all new stuff for me.