There are many steps to taking care of shrimp. But I think the number one rule to taking care of shrimp is that never let any mold near your shrimp or get into your food. If you see even the slightest speck of mold or even lots of mold spores in your food source [which is in this case spirilina], immediately get rid of your food. Do not try to take some food where you don't see any mold because chances are there are probably mold spores, you just can't see them.
Speaking of food, to feed your shrimp, I would recommend taking something flat, thin and metal or plastic for feeding. To get the right amount of food out, try and dip whatever you are going to us e and take the cover off so you can tap the utensil on the container and the spirilina will sprinkle of into the tank. How do you know if you are feeding it to much? Well if you feed the opae'ula and you come back a few hours later and there is some spirilina still bobbing at the top, you are feeding them to much. They should be able to finish the right amount of food up in a couple of hours. In order to keep your shrimp away from the mold, try to avoid leaving out a utensil with leftover spirilina. Eventually, mold will invade it and if you dip it into the food, that will cause it to get mold.The main thing that causes spirilina to go bad is moisture so once you are done feeding the opae'ula, seal the container holding the spirilina tightly so moisture cannot get in. If you also try to keep the cover on while you are feeding the shrimp, eventually spirilina will get stuck in the hole which you are trying to feed through, mold will grow on it and it will cause the shrimp to die. If you are feeding the shrimp too much when you first get it, that is okay because you will adjust. If you would like to go on a trip, do not feed the shrimp all at once and think that is enough. If you do that, eventually the spirilna will fall to the bottom. You may think that they will eat it but the decomposers will pick at it and the shrimp won't eat that. This will also be polluting their habitat. If you would like to do this, teach someone how to take care of your shrimp while you are away. If you would like to feed your shrimp daily, you can but at the minimum, 2 days a week. When you first take your shrimp home though, you should feed it daily for a little while because you just got them. These are my tips on feeding shrimp. Have fun!
Speaking of food, to feed your shrimp, I would recommend taking something flat, thin and metal or plastic for feeding. To get the right amount of food out, try and dip whatever you are going to us e and take the cover off so you can tap the utensil on the container and the spirilina will sprinkle of into the tank. How do you know if you are feeding it to much? Well if you feed the opae'ula and you come back a few hours later and there is some spirilina still bobbing at the top, you are feeding them to much. They should be able to finish the right amount of food up in a couple of hours. In order to keep your shrimp away from the mold, try to avoid leaving out a utensil with leftover spirilina. Eventually, mold will invade it and if you dip it into the food, that will cause it to get mold.The main thing that causes spirilina to go bad is moisture so once you are done feeding the opae'ula, seal the container holding the spirilina tightly so moisture cannot get in. If you also try to keep the cover on while you are feeding the shrimp, eventually spirilina will get stuck in the hole which you are trying to feed through, mold will grow on it and it will cause the shrimp to die. If you are feeding the shrimp too much when you first get it, that is okay because you will adjust. If you would like to go on a trip, do not feed the shrimp all at once and think that is enough. If you do that, eventually the spirilna will fall to the bottom. You may think that they will eat it but the decomposers will pick at it and the shrimp won't eat that. This will also be polluting their habitat. If you would like to do this, teach someone how to take care of your shrimp while you are away. If you would like to feed your shrimp daily, you can but at the minimum, 2 days a week. When you first take your shrimp home though, you should feed it daily for a little while because you just got them. These are my tips on feeding shrimp. Have fun!