cowrie

[gottafish]

almost positive it is an omnivore, any suggested foods?

 

[NaH2O]

What kind of cowrie are you wondering about? Check out this article: The Grazing Snails, Part III: Conchs, Ceriths, Cowries, and Columbellids

Also, The Money Cowrie (C. moneta), the Ring Cowrie (C. annulus), and Snakehead Cowrie (C. caputserpentis) are good grazers. The Tiger Cowrie (C. tigris) is also a good herbivore, but because of its size (~4 inches) they may knock things over in the tank (i.e. unstable live rock & corals). Anthony Calfo states in "Reef Invertebrates" page 198

Sometimes precarious to keep in captivity and generally is not recommended. It feeds without much discretion upon algae, ocean meats (dead matter), and various desirable reef invertebrates like corals and bivalves. They are too large for most home reef aquariums, however well-behaved they might be, at about 4" (10 cm).

Hope you find this helpful!