I 110% agree with Deborah, great advice. I started my collection with a baby female pied and a juvenile female Lesser because females take a long time to grow for breeding in case I went down that road. The more I got into the hobby I started to grow my addiction/collection with an emphasis on recessive genes. If I could go back 3 years ago when I started and add something else it would have been a lavender albino. I recommend recessive genes but at the end of the day I agree with everyone here, buy something you love. BPs live a long time and you will need to care for them for years to come.