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Tiger Cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowries are beautiful and active snails suitable for larger home aquariums. They should be kept individually, unless in a very large tank as they need quite a lot of algae to live on.
They require a tank of 400 litres or larger with plenty of sand area in which to scavenge. The Tiger Cowrie is reef compatible and beneficial to a reef setup grazing on all types of algae, micro algae, macro algae and detritus. A natural scavenger they are self sufficient in the home aquarium and should have enough natural food growth to live. A particularly long lived snail they are known to live over ten years in the home aquaria. As they can get quite large they have a habit of knocking rockwork over when fully grown whilst out exploring
The Tiger Cowrie, like all inverts is intolerant to any copper based medications
Approximate Purchase Size: Small 4cm - 6cm
Due to variations within each species, your aquatic life may not look identical to the image provided.
Fish Statistics
- Minimum Tank Size:
- 400 litres
- Diet:
- Carnivore
- Origin:
- Indo-Pacific
- Temp (C):
- 22-27 C
- Max Size:
- 15cm
- Family:
- Cypraeidae
- Reef Compatible:
- With Caution
- Temperament:
- Peaceful
- pH:
- 8.1 - 8.4
- Salinity:
- 1.020-1.025
- Care Level:
- Easy
- Compatibility:
- See Tank Mates Chart below
Buy Tiger Cowrie
Small 4 - 6cm
- 1 or more items - £12.50
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- 1 or more items - £20.00
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Tank Mates
We recommend pairing your Tiger Cowrie with these other fish:
