So I may get the green light on picking up a new ball for Christmas and in anticipation I've been looking at my wish list and on it I have the Mystic. Thing is every one I see looks different from the others. Some seem to have almost no pattern and have a light gray color, others have pronounced dorsal strips (sometimes quite yellow) with only the tops of cheerios on the side, and yet others seem to have a light gray dorsal stripe and only the tops of the cheerios showing then rapid fading. So are these different stages as they mature or is the gene this broad in how it presents? What should I be looking for in a Mystic of high quality? I'm fond of the ones that have some pattern along the dorsal spine but then rapidly fade down the sides towards the belly.
Oh and if anyone has some for sale feel free to post pictures, I'm leaning towards a female.