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Show me some pics of your habitats/inhabitants and share some experiences. I am very heavily considering obtaining one of these guys.
Wade said:I don't know of anyone selling exotic fishing spiders and scant few other araneomorphs. Occasionally, exotic Nephila, lycosids, and sparassids turn up in the trade.
I've kept Dolomedes tenebrosus and D. trition before. Tenebrosus is bigger (3-4" legs span) but is less active than triton. Both do well in semi-aquatic set ups, I've kept them in 2.5 gallon aquariums with about 2" of water. A chunck of cork bark makes a raft, and I usually add a few artificial plants arranged so they stick out of the water. D. triton will sit with with the rear four legs on a plant or wood, while the other four are spread out on the surface tension of the water. When a cricket hits the water, it dashes out and snags it lighting-quick! They will also take small minnows or guppies. When startled, they'll retreat to the underside of the "raft" where special hairs hold an air bubble around their body, giving them a bizarre, metallic, liquid mercury appearance. Really cool!
Wade