How to feed Tiger Cowrie?

[cwschoon]

I inherited an adult Tiger Cowrie that I want to keep alive. I believe they are slightly carniverous as adults. Can I feed it by placing a silverside or Tetra Tip under it or out it near it when it is out? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

feed it Xenia

 

[cwschoon]

I have no tasty soft corals for it except mushrooms. Does it eat shroons? Have had it for a week and no probs.-with leathers and musrooms and it does not eat Nori. I hear they like condy. anemones. I want to keep the thing alive.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

IME these are nocturnal feeders making it difficult to monitor feedings. Nori will be eaten. So will Clavularia and similar corals.I don't believe mine ever touched ANY anemones.

 

[cwschoon]

I thought adults did not eat Nori and have not noticed it eating Nori when it was 3 inches away. This was at night with no lights while it was on the glass. Dr. Smith and Foster site says Tetra tips and I am going to try a silverside tonight.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

pellet foods would likely be taken. small bits of silverside, too.
I had to get rid of my large adult Tiger because it caused too much damage to soft corals in my 225.

 

[cwschoon]

I would hope that it stays away from my mushrooms, leathers and polyps. Will it? I do have a 20 gal set up with no coral.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

there's only one way to find out

if you wake up one morning and something is missing you know who the likely culprit is.

 

[cwschoon]

If it was going to graze leathers or mushrooms, I am sure it would have done so by now. My only concern is keeping it alive.