Cowrie ID, reef safe?

[therman]

I ordered some money cowries and I was sent 1 Cypraea annulus, and 3 what appear to be Cypraea errones (or the genus Erronea?).

Does anyone know if the Erronea spp. or Cypraea errones are reef safe? Kind of scared to put them in the tank...

Thanks!
Tim

 

[therman]

Hmmm googling errones shows it to be a tunicate feeder. Not good.

 

[pagojoe]

I'd put them in the tank. I've never found them associated with tunicates, but they may eat some sponges and other microorganisms they scrape off the bottoms of rocks. They may taste of other stuff, too, as people on here swear, but I'd bet you won't run into that problem. I never did, and lots of other never did.

Good luck!



Don