pearl cowrie

Yup, that's a Tiger Cowry, Cypraea tigris. They are fairly large (but yours won't grow any larger than it is now) and can tend to be bulldozers, but they are beautiful animals. Unless you are a zoanthid specialist and treasure them above all else, he'll probably be OK. They usually scrape the algae and microorganisms off the rocks and glass, but since they are large, they need a lot of food. If you don't supplementally feed it, it may start tasting of stuff in your tank, and zoanthids seem to be one of the things it will eat if it's starving. They can be trained to eat meaty foods like fresh clam meat and wilted lettuce to supplement their normal grazing diet. Just be advised yours may decide to taste of something in your tank that you don't want it to.

Cheers,



Don

 

ok thanks for the info I appreciate it.. ;D

 

Tend. Did you say tend? LOL, now that's an understatement.

They are fun though.