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On average - How Old is a 6cm Calamari
and how long will it take to get to 12cm
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it depends
https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/24110/2/02whole.pdf
Not scientific: Southern calamari squid live for a maximum of one year and can reach a total tube length of 50cm although are usually encountered at around 30 – 40cm weighing in at roughly 1 – 2kg. Sexual maturity occurs at around 7- 8 months of age when the squid are 15 – 20cm in length ref: http://fish-on.com.au/what-the-fish/...hern-calamari/ Better science: The biology of the species has been extensively studied off southern Australia where it was found that sexual maturity was attained at about 7-8 months of age and 15-20 cm ml. ref: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/as...n-Calamari.pdf Happy reading
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and in Vic
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You trying to keep one alive in an aquarium, Lawry?
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Thanks for all the links Mark - I was being lazy and hoping for and easily digestible diagram
But one of the articles suggested it takes around 8 months to get to a 20cm hood. By my calculations thats and average of 2.5cm a month for the first 8 months. Thanks again |
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Nah I noticed a little fella munching on my plastic the other day and I was wondering when it was born and how long before these lures would be matching the hatch.
I remember seeing squid of the same approximate size in October on the shallow reefs in PPB - so I was surprised to see a squid of that size in June. Now I'm beginning to wonder if they were the same species - I might be getting arrows and calamari confused. |
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These are the ones we were seeing in October/November on shallow PPB reefs
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ahh heres a better pic - they do look like arrows
Now I'm not sure if what I saw the other day was an arrow or cala |
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They double their size in around 30 days, and in Australia we generally have two breeding times per year around April and October.
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Ahh thats interesting - so the ones born in April reach sexual maturity in October and the cycle continues
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From what I recall it's due to the water temperature for the breeding, we are lucky we have the same conditions twice per year so we get two breeding seasons per annum.
Most regions only get one that's why our squid fishing is renowned. |
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One year? I dont feel so bad eating em now. Heres another minature. Was fishing wpb a while back and pulled in a bit of reef along with this little fella......
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Is that a hairy pistol shrimp?
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It is??
I thought it was a baby lobster. |
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