Colony paperwork instead of an individual file
A cherry shrimp move changes the paperwork's basic unit: there is no single animal to describe, so the record should describe a colony. Write an honest estimate of numbers released into the reset tank, the mix of deep red females, paler males, and juveniles, and whether berried females were among them. Send the new address to the aquatic shop and update deliveries of shrimp food and mineral supplies, and note the tank's new position on any household paperwork that lists it. That colony snapshot becomes the reference point for judging whether the shrimp are thriving or quietly dwindling at the new address.
Mineral and water readings the colony depends on
A cherry shrimp colony succeeds or fails on water minerals, because every shrimp must build a new shell at each moult. Once the tank settles, test the new supply and record its general and carbonate hardness and total dissolved solids beside the old address figures, labelled by house so the sets never blur. If you remineralise prepared water, write the routine exactly as you perform it, with the product stored location in the new home, so a helper reproduces your water rather than improvising. Add the first settled tank readings too, and note how soon after the move you saw the first clean moults and shrimplets, since those are the colony's own verdict on the new water.
Chemical safety warnings belong in writing
A cherry shrimp tank at a new address faces a risk the paperwork can genuinely prevent: household chemicals. Write into the sitter sheet and the tank record that no fly spray, air freshener, or cleaning product is used in the tank's room without your approval, and that hands are rinsed and dried before touching the water. Note where the shrimp-safe buckets and siphon live, marked for aquarium use only, because a bucket borrowed for floor cleaning and returned is a classic colony disaster. If the new home has pest treatment or decorating planned, that plan belongs in the file with the tank's protection steps written alongside it.
Moulting and shrimplet signs written down
A cherry shrimp file should tell a reader how this colony announces its own health, because the signs are easy to miss without guidance. Write that cast shells found complete on the moss are normal moults, not dead shrimp, and that tiny pale shrimplets grazing the glass mean the colony is breeding in the new water. Note where empty shells usually collect and how often you normally see them, so a helper can compare rather than guess. Add the warning that a row of deaths after a water change is a colony-level alarm to report at once, not a coincidence to tidy away quietly.
Foods, plants, and the new local source
A cherry shrimp record should list the colony's foods at the new address, from leaf litter and biofilm surfaces to prepared shrimp foods and blanched vegetables, with rough frequency rather than false precision. Note which plants and moss travelled successfully and which surfaces the shrimp graze most, because those details tell a helper what a normal, busy colony looks like. Name the shop near the new home that understands shrimp water, refresh keyholder and backup contacts, and file the moving-day account of how the shrimp were transported. Keeping the colony's refreshed file in KinsLe's Pet Passport means its mineral record and chemical warnings travel with any future handover.