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Start and maintain a colony

Cycle and commission a shrimp tank: Testing whether the whole system can process a known nitrogen challenge before livestock arrive. First-decision card.
Build habitat and conditioned surfaces: Substrate, shelter, moss, plants, botanicals, light and wet-addition safety. First-decision card.
Feed without a universal schedule: Biofilm, prepared diets, juveniles, fasting, portions, leftovers, colour foods and botanicals. First-decision card.
Plan water changes and top-offs: Purpose, dilution, source-water preparation, top-offs, filter cleaning and change records. First-decision card.
Choose a starter group and measure capacity: Density evidence, group-size probability and system-specific operating capacity. First-decision card.
Handle surplus shrimp responsibly: Count ranges, selection, rehoming, sales holds, no-release rules and welfare limits. First-decision card.

Measure water and run the system

Run filtration, oxygen and flow: Sponge filters, conditioned media, aeration, circulation, filter service and power-loss response. First-decision card.
Interpret GH, KH, TDS, pH and conductivity: What common water measurements represent, what they omit and which property a decision requires. First-decision card.
Improve measurement quality: Test kits, strips, meters, calibration, resolution, reporting steps and repeatable records. First-decision card.
Read ammonia, nitrite and nitrate correctly: TAN, NH3, ammonium, nitrogen reporting bases, nitrite, nitrate and event records. First-decision card.
Separate temperature effects and house choices: Survival, growth, incubation, reproduction, offspring sex ratio, heaters and shipping limits. First-decision card.

Understand the animals and breeding

Name visible shrimp anatomy: Photographing and locating the rostrum, carapace, appendages, branchial chamber and internal regions. First-decision card.
Describe movement and behaviour without diagnosis: Swimming, hiding, grazing, inactivity, waterline events, time, context and comparison records. First-decision card.
Sex shrimp with stated confidence: Male and female anatomy, saddle observations, attached eggs, maturity and image limits. First-decision card.
Record growth, maturity and lifespan: Known-hatch age, body measurement, life stage, maturity, retained cohorts and longevity limits. First-decision card.
Record breeding without a guaranteed calendar: Mating, ovarian development, attached eggs, hatch windows, visible young and retained offspring. First-decision card.
Separate species, trade line and provenance: Scientific names, historical synonyms, diagnostic evidence, colour labels and source records. First-decision card.
Record mixed-colour crosses across generations: Parent labels, display versus breeding goals, F1 and later offspring, phenotype and uncertainty. First-decision card.
Use selective-breeding and genetics claims carefully: Phenotype, genotype, line records, grading, candidate variants, selection and offspring tests. First-decision card.

Investigate a change or risk

Receive and transfer shipped shrimp: Package inspection, source and receiving water, dissolved-property differences and transfer planning. First-decision card.
Quarantine by source and contact network: Separate systems, source records, wet-transfer routes, observation, holds and release decisions. First-decision card.
Triage abnormal observations and mortality: Immediate water and oxygen checks, deaths, lesions, attached organisms, hidden infection limits and escalation. First-decision card.
Investigate molting and exuviae: Molt stages, shed exoskeletons, GH and calcium claims, white rings and incomplete events. First-decision card.
Identify free-living organisms before treatment: Hydra, planaria, flatworms, detritus worms, photographs, movement and treatment-evidence limits. First-decision card.
Respond to possible chemical exposure: Copper, fertilizer, pesticide, medication, aerosols, household contamination and exposure records. First-decision card.
Evaluate tankmates by the colony outcome: Predation, shrimp life stage, shelter, feeding access, coexistence records and recruitment goals. First-decision card.
Separate grazing from cleanup claims: Algae identity, local grazing, detritus, biofilm, physical export and whole-system maintenance. First-decision card.