Leopard Print Ramshorn Snails?

Ellieabbott4

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I've added ramshorn snails to my 20l nano tank and some of the babies seem to have a leopard print type shell whereas others are normal coloured. They seem healthy so I'm not sure that it is a disease that has caused this. But I can't seem to find any info on the internet about this type of shell in ramshorn snails. Anyone got any ideas?

 
Lots of the baby snails in my tank have the same thing but it seems to go away after they mature.
 
That's a normal color variant. It's caused by coloration on the soft tissue showing through the shell. As they grow larger, the shell thickens and the spots usually become harder to see or even invisible.
 

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