Can I use rubberbands..

[dixaisy930]

LOL, just kidding...

But seriously, I was wondering if it would be alright to use a rubberband to attach a piece of cucumber to a rock with a rubberband? My candy-stripped pleco won't touch anything unless it's on the ground...spoiled...

 

[Woody]

As long as it's a good rubber band that's unlikely to snap, you'll be find doing that. You can also make a cucumber feeder with a spare piece of air hose: Cut a piece of hose about 8 inches long and form a loop by connecting the ends with a half-inch chuck of rigid plastic air tubing (like the stuff that runs down a riser tube to hold an air stone near the bottom).

Thread the air hose through a weight such as a stainless steel nut or washer. I use brass plumbing connectors. When you stick one end of the air hose through a slice of cucumber and reconnect the loop, you can drop the whole thing in your tank and it'll sink to the bottom where the fish can have a feast.

I tie a length of monofilament fishing line to mine and attach the other end to a wine cork that floats on the surface. That way, I can pull the whole thing out in the morning without shoving my arm down in the tank.

 

[Bol]

Rubber bands should be fine.

But, what usually works for me, and is easier, is to cut a fairly thick slice of cucumber (1/4"-1/2" thick), toss it in the microwave for about 20 seconds, and after it cools, press a couple of grains of the tank gravel into it. Usually stays sunk after that.