# Free Shrimp Emergency Checklist Tool

Last updated: 2026-05-25

Canonical page: https://shrimptank.app/shrimp-emergency-checklist

The Shrimp Tank emergency checklist is a free public tool for freshwater shrimp keepers who need to organize an urgent tank problem before signup. It helps keepers check the main emergency steps, add readings and notes, copy a clean help post, and continue into a stability-focused onboarding flow if they want to save the checklist with a tank.

## What The Tool Does

- Checks the six emergency steps: dead shrimp removal, ammonia and nitrite, nitrate, filter flow and oxygen, recent changes, and possible chemical exposure.
- Lets keepers add tank context such as tank name, tank size, tank age, recent deaths, and shrimp type.
- Lets keepers add water readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, GH, KH, TDS, and temperature.
- Lets keepers mark recent changes such as water changes, new shrimp, plants, fertilizer, medication, food changes, filter cleaning, substrate disturbance, decor changes, power outages, temperature swings, or cleaning sprays nearby.
- Creates a copyable help post for Reddit, forums, local shops, or other keepers.
- Shows a current plan after the emergency checks are complete.
- Offers a save path into Shrimp Tank onboarding for users who want to keep the record.

## Best Use

Use the checklist when shrimp are dying, acting stressed, or when a keeper needs a structured way to ask for help. The tool is designed to slow the situation down, collect the important facts, and avoid changing too many things at once before the main risks are checked.

## Related Pages

- Emergency guide: https://shrimptank.app/why-are-my-shrimp-dying
- Shrimp tank water parameters: https://shrimptank.app/shrimp-tank-water-parameters
- Shrimp tank care: https://shrimptank.app/shrimp-tank-care

## Important Notes

Shrimp Tank is not veterinary software and does not diagnose animal health. It helps aquarium hobbyists organize tank context, water readings, and care steps so they can make better decisions and ask clearer questions.