Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris) Marine Aquarium Invertebrate
Regular price £22.00
Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris)
Family: Cypraeidae
Care level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef compatibility: Reef safe with caution
Max size: 10cm
Diet: Omnivore
Tiger cowries are stunning large molluscs with an extremely desirable shell pattern, Cowries can extend their mantle to completely cover their shell, folding out from underneath them, it is this that keeps their shell in such brilliant and shiny condition.
Tiger cowries are omnivores eating both algae and meaty scraps they can forage. Adult tiger cowries will eat condylactus anemones so must not be housed with them, there are a few reports of them occasionally eating soft corals although we've not witnessed that ourselves and it may be that damaged or corals that are near death are a target. There is no suggestion of them eating stony corals.
Cowries are voracious algae eaters so can be a useful tool when trying to control algae growth.
The diet of cowries is easy to provide in the form of meaty frozen marine foods, scraps of fish or cockle and most importantly dried algae if not naturally present in the aquarium.
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Due to variations in species your item may not be identical to that featured in the image, we do however ensure the species is correct and that the markings and colors are very similar.
Before ordering please familiarise yourself with our alive arrive guarantee and the process for making claims under our guarantee.
We offer an 'Arrive Alive' guarantee on all corals, critters, fish and invertebrates. If they do not arrive alive then subject to these terms and conditions you can request a replacement or refund. We guarantee our livestock will arrive alive, there is no reason why it should arrive any other way due to the care and professional way in which they are packaged with heatpacks, polystyrene boxes and all other necessary precautions considered for the species we are shipping.
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