Keeping Veggies Down ?

[MrWhite]

Any ideas on how to keep cucumber courgette ect down with out it floating ?

silly question i know lol

 

[stang1]

I use terracotta weights that come with plants. Might be worth asking your lfs if they have any spare.

 

[MrWhite]

will ask them 2morow thanks for the advice

 

[Cris_L]

I use the non toxic lead weight used for weighing down plants

 

[nudzy]

I use an old tea spoon!

 

[rdd1952]

You can also buy veggie clips. They are basically the same type clips you use to close a bag of chips but with suction cups to attach to the tank walls. With cucumbers or zuchinni, you can also cut them into strips and "plant" them in the substrate.

 

[MrWhite]

http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail62_28381.php just found these i suppose i could make 1 myself

 

[rdd1952]

Could probably just break off the screw part of a wine opener. Just beware of the sharp ends that could injure a fish.

 

[MrWhite]

i will go and see what i can find lying around my cupboards i just file the sharp bit down to make it a little blunter or add sum rubber to the ends

 

[LauraFrog]

What I use is a clothes peg... put the piece of veggie in the end, and then tie a piece of string around it that is attached to something heavy (like a piece of cutlery).

 

[OldMan47]

The easiest way I have used to feed vegetables is to spear he veggie with a stainless steel fork and toss the whole thing in the tank. When the fish or snails are done, it is easy to reach in and retrieve the fork.

 

[mwood2]

I bought some weights you use on the end of a fishing line and from there used fishing line and the weight to hold it down. It works out really well.

 

[jourdy288]

Try a Screwcumber!

 

[webber555]

I use a fork - my BN plec and RTS clean up a piece of zuchinni in a night and then I just retrieve the fork and reload.

 

[chesterscot]

yep its a fork for me as well cant understand why ppl buy these screwcumbers lol
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