Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Tiger Cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Photo: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Cypraeidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 8 – 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific (may eat soft corals)
- Diet
- Omnivorous (algae, sponges, soft corals)
- Reproduction
- eggs on the rock
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution
Notes: Shiny shell with tiger-like markings, covered by the mantle when active. Large and voracious.
