Snail problem

Can someone tell me how to get rid of snails? I got some new plants and since then have had snails in the tank. I have put cucumber in for the BN's and the snail end up crawling all over it!

Also I have seen some really tiny white dots on the side of the glass - could these be snail eggs?

When the snails are on the cucumber remove it and scrape them off. (into a bucket, your garden, the drain anywhere really) Keep doing that and you should get control of them.

White dots almost certainly snail eggs - do they look like white dots in clear jelly? if so snails for sure.

Thats exactly what they look like - I have seen a few groups of them on the side of the glass.

Thanks indi, I didnt touch them in case they were from some of the fish

Dont worry too much about the snails Eddie. I was as mad as Hell when I found I had them in my tank, but now I am used to them. I have found the best method is to squash them against the side of the tank and feed them to the fish - the lettuce technique didnt seem very effective.

Main thing is that they dont do any harm and the only problem is that they multiply like crazy, given the opportunity.

Zebra loaches... natures version of the Terminator as far as snails are concerned or a couple of snail eating snails