Snail eggs time to hatch ?

[Loafingstone]

I had a snail infestation. Removed all plants and placed them in a bucket of water and left in the garage for a week. I picked out snails one by one from the tank. I haven't found a snail in the tank for a week. I also cannot find any on the plants. The fish have been on a strict diet and no flakes reached the bottom. Do you think I have succeeded ? Or will they be hiding in the substrate ready to reappear as soon as I put anything back in. Is it safe to reintroduce the plants or will eggs still be waiting to hatch etc any advice much appreciated.

 

[Tetra1990]

Hand wash ALL plants before returning them to your tank. Learned this lesson the hard way. I got some java fern that was promised to be free of snails. Talk is cheap. Now I hand wash all new plants. Something that only takes a few minutes might save you from tearing down your entire tank just to get rid of snails.