Photo by Marc Levenson

A snail the size of a lemon, this Tiger Cowrie has been working its way through my reef for months. When I first set up my 29g reef, I kept buying these but they didn't live longer than a week. I did discover that they would consume an entire leaf of romaine lettuce within 30 minutes, as they are herbivores. Many years later with a much larger tank, I felt I'd try again. Since the water parameters were far more stable in this tank, and there was more surface area for it to snack upon, it has done very well. It can fully retract the tissue you see above to reveal a beautiful glossy shell beneath. Other than being a bit of a bulldozer, I'd say it is Reef-safe.
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