Alternative to Assassin Snails?

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I posted a while back about holey leaves and whatnot. Turns out there are snails in the tank (pulled a couple out last night, bat rastards). My question is as stated in the title: Any other way to get rid of them without having to have snails at all? I would prefer to NOT have snails, but if it has to happen, I will settle.

These plants are so I can try to make back some of the money I have spent ha, so I really need a solution! Can't sell an eaten plant.
 
I am not super-knowledgable and I'm sure someone will post full details for you, but Clown Loaches seem to be pretty effective for getting rid of snails. You may want to post what type of fish you keep in that aquarium, if any.. Just to make sure that no one posts anything that would give you a compatability issue with your fish.
 
One of the guys in my fish club recommends an alum soak for the plants for 2 or 3 days and then a fluke tab in the tank. This should work for a new tank, however I am not sure if there is a 100% remedy for an established tank.
 
Clown loaches are out, they get to big and need to be in groups. Never add stock to take care of a problem. Manual removal is your best bet, or you can squish them and let the fish have a treat. Problem is now that you have them complete eradication of them is just about impossible you can control their numbers by feeding less and gravel vaccing more.
 
If you put a piece of zucchini or lettuce on a small dish or plate you can attract a bunch of snails overnight and remove them.
 
hmmm, vegetable on a plant trap, I like it. The last thing I want to do is add stock at this point, the tank will be full enough as it is in a few months. Hopefully they like zuchinni over my temple plants (which happen to be the only ones affected). I just don't want them chewing up my plants.
 
Are you sure it's the snails causing the holes in your plants and not some sort of nutrient deficiency? Snails aren't near as bad as a lot of people make them out to be. They are actually quite helpful in a planted tank.
 
Well, of course it is always a possibility. I just assume that it is because I pulled a few off of holey plants last night, it could have been wrong place wrong time though. I have started adding nutrients to the water, so hopefully whatever the issue is, it will be resolved. The holes look more like cuts instead of worn through, making me think they have been eaten.
 
Snails will eat any decaying plant matter so keep that in mind. It does depend a bit on which type of snail you are dealing with to say whether or not they will eat a healthy plant.
 
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