Ok I did it and gave my BN a piece of cucumber

[motherspice]

im so nervous, please let my babies be ok

here is what I did I cut a piece of cucumber stuck the fork through the back where the skin is then tied fishing line to the fork and droped it in......oh before I rinsed the fork really good and the cucumber also...then I shut the light im so scared.......no one is really touching it except my daughter baby molly snowey, she keeps pecking at it every now and then

 

[neilanh]

Why a fork? I wouldn't have used that. Rather I'd recommend getting a veggie clip next time your at the LFS.

 

[Zagz]

Veggie clip or an elastic band to attach it to an ornament.

 

[motherspice]

I was told to use a fork.......but I will go get veggie clips wed.

 

[An t-iasg]

I used fishing line and those small "pellet" fishing weights. I threaded the fishing line through the food, put the weight on, left the line long enough to come up out of the tank, and taped the line to the tank edge. A veggie clip works well too, but for some reason it seemed to spook my fish.

 

[rob28]

lmao.....
dont worry, the veggies are goooooooooooood for the pleco's. they especially go nuts over zuchinni.

some people use a fork, but its not advisable due to the injuries that can occur to the fish.
i personally use a spoon to weigh it down, they wont get injured on that, but.......like some have already said, the veggie clip is the safest bet.