corwies?

[cudamaster13]

was thinking of putting some corwie shells in my tank but then just wonderd how hard/easy is it to keep live ones?

 

[cudamaster13]

was thinking of putting some corwie shells in my tank but then just wonderd how hard/easy is it to keep live ones?

sorry meant cowries

 

[cudamaster13]

sorry meant cowries

does anyone have any info or expeirience keeping cowries in an aquarium?

 

[Kevin8888]

Most people don't for one reason, they are either carnavors or omnivors, therefore they will eventualy eat corals, and in a non reef tank would be hard to feed.

 

[cudamaster13]

Most people don't for one reason, they are either carnavors or omnivors, therefore they will eventualy eat corals, and in a non reef tank would be hard to feed.

wat would one have to eat if there are no corals around?

 

[Kevin8888]

Well when they are small they can usualy find enough to eat, scraps of food or pods or what ever is on the rocks, but as an adult they have to be target fed with peices of fish/muscles/clams etc, but you have to be sure to put it infront of them as they may not find it (slow/poor vision etc), so in larger systems it can be difficult to get the food to them. Though that is depending on the Cowrie, some wont eat fish/clam/muscles and feed only on sponges and soft corals... it really depends.