Citharacanthus cyaneus husbandry questions

[EpicEpic]

Here's mine!

 

[BraveBeatle]

I'm getting my 1/4" sling in tomorrow. wild how there's so little info for such a beautiful dwarf T! this will be my first dwarf species

 

[CommanderBacon]

I'm getting my 1/4" sling in tomorrow. wild how there's so little info for such a beautiful dwarf T! this will be my first dwarf species

They are new to the hobby, so there's not much keeper data.

I keep buying weird new spiders, so I'm pretty used to this, but at least we have some keeper-sourced data on this thread you can reference

 

[BraveBeatle]

They are new to the hobby, so there's not much keeper data.

I keep buying weird new spiders, so I'm pretty used to this, but at least we have some keeper-sourced data on this thread you can reference

yes! and I thank you for your good service on buying the more hard to find ones and give it a go!

 

[CommanderBacon]

yes! and I thank you for your good service on buying the more hard to find ones and give it a go!

I can't help it I like weird spiders lol

 

[BraveBeatle]

I can't help it I like weird spiders lol

as do I, now that I've got some experience under my belt. I also acquired a Psuedhapalopus sp. "purple and gold", but the internet also has no idea what this guy is. IDK, but wish me luck xD

 

[CommanderBacon]

as do I, now that I've got some experience under my belt. I also acquired a Psuedhapalopus sp. "purple and gold", but the internet also has no idea what this guy is. IDK, but wish me luck xD

Is that not Pseudhapalopus sp. Colombia?

 

[BraveBeatle]

Is that not Pseudhapalopus sp. Colombia?

see, I think so? but that genus is so muddy. I've seen people label their Psuedhapalopus sp. blue as Colombia... so, I'm really unsure. I will email the seller and ask their expertise.

 

[jay444]

Wow! Cool to see! Congratulations! Is it for sure female?

Mine is male. He's not mature yet, but I don't have high hopes of finding him a lady when he matures.

We'll see!

Update: I was able to sex my little fella (I got myself a microscope for Christmas lol) and it turned out to be a young female . She is still barely showing any burrowing behavior. She is acting more like a terrestrial even if she got deep substrate to play with; she hides under her cork bark all the time and only comes out at night.

 

[CommanderBacon]

Update: I was able to sex my little fella (I got myself a microscope for Christmas lol) and it turned out to be a young female . She is still barely showing any burrowing behavior. She is acting more like a terrestrial even if she got deep substrate to play with; she hides under her cork bark all the time and only comes out at night. View attachment 369277

Ooh, lucky you! Congrats!

 

[Konstantin Konstantinov]

Ooh, lucky you! Congrats!

Hi
How did you get with your specimen?
There some slings available for sale near me(with a serious price tag)and was wandering are they really that colourful as most pics on the net seem awfully oversaturated.
Regards Konstantin

 

[jay444]

Hi
How did you get with your specimen?
There some slings available for sale near me(with a serious price tag)and was wandering are they really that colourful as most pics on the net seem awfully oversaturated.
Regards Konstantin

They are. My girl is a bright orange and started showing some purple a couple molts ago. I'll try to get a good pic tonight.

 

[LucN]

For anyone that missed it, Tom Moran recently posted a video dedicated to this species. Beautiful little T for sure !

 

[CommanderBacon]

Hi
How did you get with your specimen?
There some slings available for sale near me(with a serious price tag)and was wandering are they really that colourful as most pics on the net seem awfully oversaturated.
Regards Konstantin

Mine is definitely very bright when fresh, but the colors start to look a bit drab and brown when you are not viewing them in bright light. They are still a very unique and beautiful species!

 

[Edan bandoot]

Hi
How did you get with your specimen?
There some slings available for sale near me(with a serious price tag)and was wandering are they really that colourful as most pics on the net seem awfully oversaturated.
Regards Konstantin

They look orange/brown most of the time and only get to be around 2"

 

[CommanderBacon]

They look orange/brown most of the time and only get to be around 2"

Uhhhhh my male is over 3" and he is not yet mature.

 

[Edan bandoot]

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Uhhhhh my male is over 3" and he is not yet mature.

Meant for females, I've never seen a male

 

[CommanderBacon]

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Meant for females, I've never seen a male

It would be strange for females to only reach 2" if my immature male is over 3" unless he's a massive outlier. Where are you getting this data about the size?

 

[Edan bandoot]

It would be strange for females to only reach 2" if my immature male is over 3" unless he's a massive outlier. Where are you getting this data about the size?

I was going to buy some but settled on not doing so, the seller's female that dropped the sac was at 2" although it might be possible that it wasn't "full grown".

Next time you go to feed it or rehouse you should take a picture of yours, there's not very many pictures of the males around

Genus - Citharacanthus

I thought I would share my Citharacanthus Longipes Niger pics. The common name I was told is Cuban sandy grey. I have found little information on him. He just molted 2 weeks ago into ultimate male. He is a beautiful T. The pics do not do him justice. I could get a photo that compare with what...

arachnoboards.com

Looking at this picture of the pair it wouldn't be crazy to think that the males get to be an inch bigger, the males are quite leggy

 

[CommanderBacon]

I was going to buy some but settled on not doing so, the seller's female that dropped the sac was at 2" although it might be possible that it wasn't "full grown".

Next time you go to feed it or rehouse you should take a picture of yours, there's not very many pictures of the males around

That's interesting. Which vendor are you referring to? Did someone after Patterson produce slings?

I take photos every time mine is out, but he's skittish and runs underground most of the time. He's also a very strangely shaped creature, with a torso shaped more like my Neischnocolus species, but very leggy. You can see him decently from his last molt photos below:

Welp. My dude has molted, and
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He is still not mature.

I'm baffled. I know this species is relatively new to the hobby, but I did read on one site (Arachnodien I think?) that they become sexually mature at 2.5". I would not have expected a mature male to get much bigger than that, in that case, but here my dude is, over 3" now (I measured him again in case my eyeballs were not correct, but he's over 3" here, with his legs scrunched up), and there are no signs of emboli.
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