RCS litter

[eco]

Okay dumb question. I took one berried cherry and put her in a tank alone. Can I start a colony from her? Is it bad for the same offspring to mate? Help

[Bananariot]

It happens all the time, albeit the colony will grow slower than a snail's pace. It'll probably take a year for a semi sizeable colony.

[Rony11]

Its better to start with atleast 10 cherries coz the baby cherries will need more than 6 months to start producing offsprings. But if you have a lot of patience you will see a fair sized colony only after a year.
Anyways feed the offsprings baby food so they grow quicker and the survival rate rises.

[acitydweller]

Shrimpers generally turn a blind eye to incest. However you may want to diversify and add shrimp from another source as excessive inbreeding tends to weaken or introduce problems after multiple generations. A healthy colony usually begins with ten shrimp...

[Jorge_Burrito]

As others said it will be OK, not the greatest of ideas (especially considering how cheap rcs are), but OK. After a couple of generations you definitely will need to introduce some new genetic material.

[Bandit1200]

Originally Posted by Rony11

Its better to start with atleast 10 cherries coz the baby cherries will need more than 6 months to start producing offsprings. But if you have a lot of patience you will see a fair sized colony only after a year.
Anyways feed the offsprings baby food so they grow quicker and the survival rate rises.

Six months? Not mine, seems like 3 months or less for the next gen to start their own.

[beedee]

^ Sames, I had to double take when I saw how quick some became berried.

[Bananariot]

Originally Posted by Bandit1200

Six months? Not mine, seems like 3 months or less for the next gen to start their own.

I'd say it would take more than 3 months for the babies to grow let alone survive.

My malawas and snowballs are just getting a little past a half inch 3 months in. Almost breeding age but not there yet, probably another 1 or 1.5 months.

Anyways get that cherry some cheap buddies to explode your population!