Various references recommend certain fishes should have "...an abundance of microalgae growth present for grazing..." So how do you know if you have this? What does it look like?
What does microalgae look like?
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Microalgae comes in loads of forms, commonly what people are referring to when they say they've got an outbreak of microalgae aren't even algae per se - maybe things like cyanobacteria or diatoms, or dinoflagellates. Actual microalgaes are things like hair algae, the film algae that builds up on glass, etc.
Macroalgae, as Gealcath said, tend to look like higher plants. Things like the Caulerpa algaes, Halimeda (cactus algae), 'shaving brush', 'mermaid's fan', Chaetomorpha (brillo-pad algae) etc.
Some fish, like lawnmower blennies, will eat hair algae (micro). Others like tangs will eat things like Caulerpa (macro) as well. Research the fish you want to keep and its diet, then you can try and cultivate its preferred food source
Macroalgae, as Gealcath said, tend to look like higher plants. Things like the Caulerpa algaes, Halimeda (cactus algae), 'shaving brush', 'mermaid's fan', Chaetomorpha (brillo-pad algae) etc.
Some fish, like lawnmower blennies, will eat hair algae (micro). Others like tangs will eat things like Caulerpa (macro) as well. Research the fish you want to keep and its diet, then you can try and cultivate its preferred food source