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	Sinking cucumber
serpico Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 16 Votes: 1 Registered: 07-Feb-2005	any tips on how to get it to sink? so frustrating it just floats to the top and the loaches are shy and wont swim to get it, any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Small tank-safe rock & a rubber band. If you don't have a river pebble (small rounded jobby) then improv with something that does sink. (eg empty film canister filled with water) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	You can buy what is called a veggie click that you can attach the cucumber to that also has a suction cup on it that allows it to be stuck to the inside of the glass and placed anywhere in the tank you like.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Yep the easiest way is find something that you can put into your tank that you can attack the cucumber too. You can use string or a rubber band to attach it too the thing your going to use. YOu can use rocks, bogwood, pots, aquarium caves. if this is too much of a hassle for you. you may want to invest in one of those veggie clips. So you can just clip the cucumber right on. ==fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	All I ever use is a river stone and a rubber band. It works well and very simple to set up and use. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I've never tried it with a cucumber, but when feeding a zucchini, I will take at blanch it in boiling water for just a short time and then it will sink right to the bottom without any kind of weight. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Also one main reason I hold it down is that my Clown Loaches would pick it up and, it could go mouldy in the tank and cause problems. If I do not fix a pear core they will carry it off. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	When I feed cucumber or courgette (zucchini) I poke a plant weight through the bottom of the slice. The slice sinks to the bottom and sits upright. The loaches munch the middle out then treat the rind as a hoop to swim through
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	I do as whetu states. I use the flat plant weights. They work very well. I have found the blanching (one min in boiling water) method to work too, but, this method will cause it to rot quicker too, and un-eaten part. It will start to fungus in about a day or two this way. Raw, it takes several days to fungus. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Shannen Banned Posts: 1160 Kudos: 1686 Votes: 98 Registered: 17-Feb-2004	I'm with Acid and Fetu. The weights come for free with plants, and most LFS that carry plants will give you a couple for free. It works very well and is very simple. I did this just last night.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	I also use the plant weights when I feed zucchini.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
aviator Hobbyist Posts: 120 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Aug-2003	I just put a fishing weight in the middle of it and it worked out fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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