First decision

Handle surplus shrimp responsibly

The colony is producing more shrimp than the current system or goals can support.

Use the whole card. The action stays attached to what must be observed and recorded, plus the nearest inference or action the current guidance cannot support.

Observe first

Estimate adults, juveniles and hatchlings separately and review system load, placement options, selection goals and biosecurity.

First action

Pause optional expansion and create a humane placement plan with recipient, transfer, source disclosure and no-release rules.

Record next

Record count ranges, retained and outgoing groups, recipient readiness, transfers, losses and any new-source quarantine requirement.

Stop boundary

Never release aquarium organisms. Do not move, sell or merge shrimp when health, identity, recipient capacity or legal boundary is unresolved.

Continue with the governing guide

Handle surplus shrimp responsibly owns the complete method, evidence, limitations and revision history. This card introduces no separate biological claim.

Teaching card titled Handle surplus shrimp responsibly: first decision. Situation: The colony is producing more shrimp than the current system or goals can support. Observe first: Estimate adults, juveniles and hatchlings separately and review system load, placement options, selection goals and biosecurity. First action: Pause optional expansion and create a humane placement plan with recipient, transfer, source disclosure and no-release rules. Record next: Record count ranges, retained and outgoing groups, recipient readiness, transfers, losses and any new-source quarantine requirement. Stop boundary: Never release aquarium organisms. Do not move, sell or merge shrimp when health, identity, recipient capacity or legal boundary is unresolved. The permanent card is at moltandmoss.com/care/action-cards/surplus and the governing guide is at moltandmoss.com/care/surplus. — Original typography-only teaching visual containing the complete card. It is not specimen evidence.

Copy the complete card

Keep every part and both permanent links together.

MOLT & MOSS NEOCARIDINA DECISION CARD
Version: 1.0
Reviewed: 2026-08-12
Topic: Handle surplus shrimp responsibly

Situation: The colony is producing more shrimp than the current system or goals can support.
Observe first: Estimate adults, juveniles and hatchlings separately and review system load, placement options, selection goals and biosecurity.
First action: Pause optional expansion and create a humane placement plan with recipient, transfer, source disclosure and no-release rules.
Record next: Record count ranges, retained and outgoing groups, recipient readiness, transfers, losses and any new-source quarantine requirement.
Stop boundary: Never release aquarium organisms. Do not move, sell or merge shrimp when health, identity, recipient capacity or legal boundary is unresolved.
Permanent card: https://moltandmoss.com/care/action-cards/surplus
Governing guide: https://moltandmoss.com/care/surplus

This card is a first-decision aid, not a diagnosis, treatment authorization, complete method or substitute for the governing guide.

Open the portable text version or open the complete visual card.

Copy the exact accessibility description

Use this complete description when a platform provides an alt-text field. Do not shorten away the stopping boundary.

Teaching card titled Handle surplus shrimp responsibly: first decision. Situation: The colony is producing more shrimp than the current system or goals can support. Observe first: Estimate adults, juveniles and hatchlings separately and review system load, placement options, selection goals and biosecurity. First action: Pause optional expansion and create a humane placement plan with recipient, transfer, source disclosure and no-release rules. Record next: Record count ranges, retained and outgoing groups, recipient readiness, transfers, losses and any new-source quarantine requirement. Stop boundary: Never release aquarium organisms. Do not move, sell or merge shrimp when health, identity, recipient capacity or legal boundary is unresolved. The permanent card is at moltandmoss.com/care/action-cards/surplus and the governing guide is at moltandmoss.com/care/surplus.

Card version 1.0, reviewed 2026-08-12. This is a first-decision aid, not diagnosis, treatment authorization, emergency service or a complete method.