Susanne Fork wrote:
>
> <Cowries will eat almost anything.  I feed mine small and large bivalves,
> <in my aquarium for many years.  One cowrie lived in the aquarium for 21
> <years.  I can list what it ate if you want me to.
>
> <Bob Lipe
>
> Hi Bob and all,
>
> What species of cowries have you maintained, and what have you fed them?  I
> am curious if others have seen cowries feeding on both plants and animals.
> It does indeed seem that many cowries are generalists to varying degrees.
> Cypraea spadicea appears to be a carnivore/carnivorous scavenger favoring
> certain ascidians, sponges, and carrion over kelp. However, kelp is readily
> consumed when provided, even when the cowries haven't been deprived of food
> for any length of time.
>
> Susie
We used to keep Cypraea spadicea alive in aquariums when we lived in
California and fed them common garden lettuce.  They would sit on the
leaves and munch them.
The Cordys