| Tip | Note | References |
| Filter with activated carbon | To remove copper from tap water | |
| Slowly drip water in | To reduce risk of TDS shock | |
| Change a small-amount of water (20%) every 2 weeks (or weekly if TDS is above 250) | To reduce risk of TDS shock |
| Tip | Note | References |
| Feed a tiny-amount of food | Some food can contaminate water if not used | |
| Consider a leave-in food | Feed boiled mulberry-leaves or indian-almond-leaves |
| Tip | Note | References |
| Avoid over-heating | Use a heater controller to auto-shut heater after reaching desired temperature. |
| Tip | Note | References |
| Separate low-quality shrimps to a cull-only tank | to ensure a quality colony | |
| Separate the females if there's a spare tank | To reduce low-quality breeds |
| Tip | Note | References |
| Send on Monday/Tuesday | To avoid weekend transit | |
| 2 breather bags | Squeese all air in the first-bag (containing shrimp), and enough air in the second-bag (or use loosely-packed bubble-wrap instead of a second bag) |