Algae growing...on my male pony?

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Hello everyone. Something has come to my attention that is giving me reason for concern. As you all may know, male seahorses are more stationary than females and will tend to stay in the same spot for more periods of times than females. As such, I noticed my very shy male pony, Rhino, has what looks to be algae growing on this head and back like he is some kind of sloth. Should I be worried? I don't leave the white light on more than a few hours a day for my stoney corals, and I have a cleaner shrimp who likes to pick at all of them if they sit still for him. But if I need to do more, let me know.

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All I see is a tiny bit of green at the coronet. Not something I'd worry about at this time. If it concerns you it will probably wipe away with a Q-tip. Other than that, all I see is the standard pattern.
 

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