Breeding age/size for Hystrix Rays?

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Takes awhile. I bought one of my females in early 2009 at about 6" dia. She had her first litter in 2012 at 10.5". Males mature a bit earlier and at a smaller size. IME, they are slow growing rays.
 
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spotfin said:
Takes awhile. I bought one of my females in early 2009 at about 6" dia. She had her first litter in 2012 at 10.5". Males mature a bit earlier and at a smaller size. IME, they are slow growing rays.
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ahh ok, thanks. Anyone else have experience as well? Just wanna get a bunch of info and experience of people.

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I think only 3 people on here have bred them. Everyone wants a hystrix but very few as you can see commit to them for the long haul. Spotfin, jimr, and Aquaman are the only ones I can think of.

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spotfin said:
Takes awhile. I bought one of my females in early 2009 at about 6" dia. She had her first litter in 2012 at 10.5". Males mature a bit earlier and at a smaller size. IME, they are slow growing rays.
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Yeah,
Does take a while. I'd say females at least 3 years old. Males maybe a little younger. Have a female right now that looks to be pretty big. She is probably 12" over three years old. Saw a little movement on her yesterday which is kinda exciting.
 
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FishDog said:
I think only 3 people on here have bred them. Everyone wants a hystrix but very few as you can see commit to them for the long haul. Spotfin, jimr, and Aquaman are the only ones I can think of.

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Jimr said:
Yeah,
Does take a while. I'd say females at least 3 years old. Males maybe a little younger. Have a female right now that looks to be pretty big. She is probably 12" over three years old. Saw a little movement on her yesterday which is kinda exciting.
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Ahh, well if everything goes to plan, I'll.be sticking with them lol. That's awesome! Let us know if she is preggers. Would be awesome to get first hand experience.

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Jimr said:
Yeah,
Does take a while. I'd say females at least 3 years old. Males maybe a little younger. Have a female right now that looks to be pretty big. She is probably 12" over three years old. Saw a little movement on her yesterday which is kinda exciting.
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Nice! I'm glad you kept them.
 
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