Can anyone identify this strange growth on my plants??

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joeychizzle

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In my 1gal office tank I've noticed some rather unsightly looking growths on my plants, amongst the worms, daphnia and other ugly little bugs that crawl among the nooks and crannies of my java moss bed.

Can anyone correctly identify this hideous organism? it looks like a pest anemone haha
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One of my 10 orange sakuras. I had red cherries before but my bloody ghost shrimp ate them all. Removed the ghosts and threw in 2 guppies.

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same little guy. I might call him Kazushi (after the MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba)

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one of the aforementioned disgusting worms. Or perhaps it had legs. I just hope my shrimp devour them.

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another little sakura, a little more vividly coloured.

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orangetailed green dragonskin (is it called dragonskin? no idea) guppies.

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more sakuras bombarding my cabomba (they come in the bag with shrimps/fish that I buy and I just shove them in the substrate)

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the trip from the LFS!

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bonus alpha ghost shrimp in my home tank. he literally bullies and eats everything that isn't fast enough smh.

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one of his kids on my marimo ball.
 
Staghorn algae is what that growth is


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Staghorn algae is what that growth is


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Much obliged kind sir!

I have done a little research and found out that low co2 and high ammonia levels are the prevailing reason. As such, I'll lower my HOB filter flow to reduce surface irritation, and will up the water changes to 2-3 times a week. These little shrimp poo more than I thought.
 
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