Recommendations for beginner T's that are particularly colorful/beautiful

[stuffnstuff]

I started with a G. Pulchripes a couple months ago and now I am looking for a new tarantula that is completely different from the black striped look of my G. Pulchripes. At first I was looking at Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, the Green Bottle Blue because of their beautiful coloration but I hear they are pretty skittish.

 

[Thekla]

My GBB is pretty laid-back. Give them the right set-up and they're quite manageable IME.

T. cyaneolum is also a very beautiful and generally calm and docile spider:

0.1 T. cyaneolum

• Thekla
• Jul 1, 2019
• 3
• cobalt red rump tarantula cyaneolum female juvenile female thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

Madame de Pompadour has a new dress and doesn't she look stunning in it?

But IMHO nothing tops a C. versicolor! You just have to love the colouration... going from a little blueberry

thirsty blue ball of fluff

• Thekla
• May 5, 2018
• 10
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor drinking female martinique pinktoe tarantula sling versicolor

Caught my 3/4" C. versicolor sling drinking for the first time. So cute!

C. versicolor

• Thekla
• Nov 2, 2018
• 3
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor martinique pinktoe tarantula sling versicolor

Mr or Mrs Blue Berry after its 4th moult in my care. It's roughly 1 3/4" now. And way too cute...

to these fluffy colourful adults with green carapace, red abdomen and pink/purple-ish legs.

Mrs Blue Berry loves her hammock! ♥

• Thekla
• Jun 23, 2019
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor female juvenile female martinique pinktoe tarantula versicolor

What do you do on a sunny Sunday afternoon when it's hot, all chores are done and you're just...

 

[Theneil]

GBB but can be skittish
C. versicolor (tend to ocaaionally come out ans up your arm)
Y. diversipes (see C. versicolor)
Brachypelma Sp.
some Aphonopelma sp.(moorea and bicoloratum come to mind)

I am kinda brain dead ATM so i cant think of any others....

 

[Andrea82]

B.boehmei, B.emilia come to mind. G.iheringi, one of the most pretty and perfect beginner species there is.

 

[BennyBTamachi]

I concur on the Thrixopelma cyaneolum. Mine has been super calm and easy going so far, plus really beautiful specie and out and about all the time. A bit rare though.

 

[MainMann]

P. sazimai can be beginner friendly as long as you're okay dealing with a slightly skittish T. But most Brachypelma spp are absolutely stunning color wise post molt. Avicularia spp also come to mind when talking about beautiful beginner Ts. But in my opinion, the T that you want to get, the GBB, is the path to go if you want a beautiful T

 

[FrDoc]

1. C. versicolor (with proper husbandry research here on AB, not internet/YT care sheets).
2. G. iheringi (look at the picture I posted in the gallery yesterday).
3. B. boehmei very pretty, but number three because it takes a long while for those colors to show forth.

GBB? meh... If you hit them with the right light they’re nice looking, but if you just glance into the enclosure under normal conditions it looks like a lanky, black spider sitting deep in a web.

 

[Andrea82]

1. C. versicolor (with proper husbandry research here on AB, not internet/YT care sheets).
2. G. iheringi (look at the picture I posted in the gallery yesterday).
3. B. boehmei very pretty, but number three because it takes a long while for those colors to show forth.

GBB? meh... If you hit them with the right light they’re nice looking, but if you just glance into the enclosure under normal conditions it looks like a lanky, black spider sitting deep in a web.

I think Gbb are at their most pretty as slings and later right after a moult. The rest of the time...meh.

 

[sasker]

I second G. iheringi as well. It has a beautiful red butt, and what is not to love about a red butt?

Interestingly, the tarantula in my collection that gets the most 'Oohhs' and 'Aahhs' is my B. hamorii. It is probably the most common tarantula in the hobby and the first one that most people associate with tarantulas, I presume. It is therefore for many a less interesting tarantula because it is so mainstream. But I don't care. She is beauty, and so says everyone who comes over to see my tarantulas

I recently purchased a B. albiceps. I am always amazed by their looks somehow. Mine is a juvie female and the colours are showing, but haven't reached their full potential. I will just have to wait a couple of years

 

[The Grym Reaper]

G. iheringi

0.1 Grammostola iheringi

• The Grym Reaper
• Aug 9, 2019
• 1
• argentinean black tarantula entre rios red rump entre rios tarantula female grammostola grammostola iheringi iheringi subadult subadult female

Sareena rocking her new suit.

A. seemanni (Blue Form)

Aphonopelma seemanni (BCF)

• The Grym Reaper
• Aug 9, 2019
• aphonopelma aphonopelma seemanni aphonopelma seemanni blue costa rican zebra costa rican zebra tarantula seemanni striped-knee tarantula

This one surprised me with a moult

Brachypelma spp.
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0.1 Brachypelma boehmei

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 10, 2019
• boehmei brachypelma brachypelma boehmei female juvenile juvenile female mexican fire leg mexican fireleg tarantula

Armor rocking her new suit.

0.1 Brachypelma hamorii

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 7, 2019
• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi female hamorii mexican red knee mexican redknee tarantula subadult subadult female

Elektra.

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0.1 Brachypelma emilia

• The Grym Reaper
• Apr 14, 2019
• 10
• brachypelma brachypelma emilia emilia female juvenile juvenile female mexican painted red leg mexican red leg mexican redleg tarantula mexican true red leg

Scarlet being a pretty murder tank.

A. geniculata

0.1 Acanthoscurria geniculata

• The Grym Reaper
• May 13, 2019
• 2
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata adult adult female brazilian giant white knee brazilian whiteknee tarantula female geniculata giant white knee giant whiteknee tarantula whitebanded tarantula

Rogue nomming

Aviculariinae
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1.0 Avicularia minatrix

• The Grym Reaper
• Jan 5, 2019
• 4
• avicularia avicularia minatrix male minatrix

Ermac rocking his new suit, thought he was going to hook out with this moult but apparently he...

0.1 Caribena versicolor

• The Grym Reaper
• Dec 25, 2018
• 7
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor female martinique pinktoe tarantula versicolor

Mileena 1 week post moult.

1.0 Avicularia variegata

• The Grym Reaper
• Mar 25, 2018
• 5
• avicularia avicularia avicularia variegata avicularia bicegoi avicularia variegata grizzled pinktoe variegata

Nebula being an adorable murder floof.

I think Gbb are at their most pretty as slings

This, Theraphosinae sp. "Colombia" can't become readily available soon enough.

 

[StormyMyth729]

My GBB is pretty laid-back. Give them the right set-up and they're quite manageable IME.

T. cyaneolum is also a very beautiful and generally calm and docile spider:

0.1 T. cyaneolum

• Thekla
• Jul 1, 2019
• 3
• cobalt red rump tarantula cyaneolum female juvenile female thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

Madame de Pompadour has a new dress and doesn't she look stunning in it?

I do have to agree with the T.cyaneolum. They are beautiful and quite docile...ifff you can find one lol

 

[StormyMyth729]

I concur on the Thrixopelma cyaneolum. Mine has been super calm and easy going so far, plus really beautiful specie and out and about all the time. A bit rare though.

Definitely hard to find but they are awesome! I love mine too.

 

[NukaMedia Exotics]

I'd recommend L. parahybana, C. cyaneopubescens, Brachypelma species hamorii, emilia, baumgarteni. Also C. versicolor but they're more fragile as small slings I'd get one 1" or bigger and make sure to give extra ventilation.

 

[EtienneN]

Pamphobeteus males are all strikingly colourful and the females are still impressive in their own right. Yes, they are more skittish, but definitely manageable for a proper minded beginner. But I understand if you aren’t ready for a big potentially nervous ‘birdeater’. Just wanted to put it out there.

 

[stuffnstuff]

My GBB is pretty laid-back. Give them the right set-up and they're quite manageable IME.

T. cyaneolum is also a very beautiful and generally calm and docile spider:

0.1 T. cyaneolum

• Thekla
• Jul 1, 2019
• 3
• cobalt red rump tarantula cyaneolum female juvenile female thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

Madame de Pompadour has a new dress and doesn't she look stunning in it?

But IMHO nothing tops a C. versicolor! You just have to love the colouration... going from a little blueberry

thirsty blue ball of fluff

• Thekla
• May 5, 2018
• 10
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor drinking female martinique pinktoe tarantula sling versicolor

Caught my 3/4" C. versicolor sling drinking for the first time. So cute!

C. versicolor

• Thekla
• Nov 2, 2018
• 3
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor martinique pinktoe tarantula sling versicolor

Mr or Mrs Blue Berry after its 4th moult in my care. It's roughly 1 3/4" now. And way too cute...

to these fluffy colourful adults with green carapace, red abdomen and pink/purple-ish legs.

Mrs Blue Berry loves her hammock! ♥

• Thekla
• Jun 23, 2019
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor female juvenile female martinique pinktoe tarantula versicolor

What do you do on a sunny Sunday afternoon when it's hot, all chores are done and you're just...

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Thanks for the photos! I didn't know C. Versicolors were that multicolored, that is probably right at the top of my list now.

 

[stuffnstuff]

GBB but can be skittish
C. versicolor (tend to ocaaionally come out ans up your arm)
Y. diversipes (see C. versicolor)
Brachypelma Sp.
some Aphonopelma sp.(moorea and bicoloratum come to mind)

I am kinda brain dead ATM so i cant think of any others....

Yeah, this thread actually put me up to the C. Versicolor and now I am looking to get one soon.

 

[stuffnstuff]

I concur on the Thrixopelma cyaneolum. Mine has been super calm and easy going so far, plus really beautiful specie and out and about all the time. A bit rare though.

I would've definitely gone for T Cyaneolum due to the nice blue color that resembles a GBB but it seems they're a little difficult to find right now.

 

[stuffnstuff]

B.boehmei, B.emilia come to mind. G.iheringi, one of the most pretty and perfect beginner species there is.

the G. Iheringi looks incredibly beautiful but similarly to T Cyaneolum, they seem to be a little rare.

 

[stuffnstuff]

I concur on the Thrixopelma cyaneolum. Mine has been super calm and easy going so far, plus really beautiful specie and out and about all the time. A bit rare though.

Yea, I would have gone for them too but sadly, you are correct in the fact that they are pretty difficult to find.

 

[stuffnstuff]

I second G. iheringi as well. It has a beautiful red butt, and what is not to love about a red butt?

Interestingly, the tarantula in my collection that gets the most 'Oohhs' and 'Aahhs' is my B. hamorii. It is probably the most common tarantula in the hobby and the first one that most people associate with tarantulas, I presume. It is therefore for many a less interesting tarantula because it is so mainstream. But I don't care. She is beauty, and so says everyone who comes over to see my tarantulas

I recently purchased a B. albiceps. I am always amazed by their looks somehow. Mine is a juvie female and the colours are showing, but haven't reached their full potential. I will just have to wait a couple of years

Both B. Hamorii with the cool red legs and B. Albiceps with the contrasting colors look great and they are realatively affordable and readily available. However their slow growth rate has kind of pushed me away from looking for a Brachypelma. But I might look at buying them soon following the C. Versicolor as the weather here in Northern California seems to be great for slings as my G. Pulchripes has molted twice from 3/4 to a solid 2 inches with its legs stretched out in only 3 months! And seeing as how there is a reptile show coming next week, if I happen to see either I would definitely buy them.