Weird baubles on java fern

[Nik_n]

Today I got some new plants from a friend. He has an established tank and wanted to get rid of some plants. I took them, as I will use them in my new project. 

I did a salt bath (15min) with the plants to kill off any pests (he has pond snails in his tank). After the salt bath I washed the plants in freshwater, lest them in a bucket for a couple of hours. Now I noticed some weird baubles. They feel like hard jelly. I will include a picture. 

The fact that they feel jelly like and look like snail eggs makes me think that they are snail eggs after coming into contact with salt? I have no idea if that's true or not. 

[Colu]

They look like snail eggs

[Nik_n]

Yea thats my thinking as well. It just that they feel like hard jelly rather than softer jelly. Do you think it's ok to put them in the tank or should I cut off the leaves carrying  them. 

[Colu]

If you have done a salt dip they should be fine to add to your

[Nik_n]

Ok thank you!

[Jungle Fan]

They definitely look like snail eggs, but the leaves look like cryptocoryne leaves not Java fern.

[Nik_n]

Yea sorry the plant is a crypt. My mistake😅

[Guppysnail]

Those are definitely bladder or pond snail eggs. A good trick is to put the plant in a clear glass shut the room lights out and move the plant around while shining a flashlight. It highlights them easily to be wiped off. The baby snails will be too small to see but is you quarantine and check daily you will be able to over the course of 2-3 weeks effectively remove the babies before they reproduce and you will be snail free without plant damage. Hope that helps. If you keep the snails they are very good gardeners😁

[Nik_n]

Ok thank you! I'm not against snails but I wouldn't want them in this setup. I have plenty in my main tank. But they do a great job in keeping the glass clean.