Top 5 Must Have Tarantulas

[EmilzHernandez]

1) Pamphobeteus ultramarinus: My favorite Pampho (that I can afford, curse you solaris) with metallic purples and pinks. Both males and females are stunning, so no matter what I end up with I'm content
2) GBB: Gorgeous, heavy webber, did I mention gorgeous? Plus the color changes from sling to adult never fail to impress me.
3) Brachypelma hamorii: Hobby staple, gorgeous orange, generally peaceful, makes every day October 31st, and lives forever
4) P.bara: A Poecilotheria sp. that is just stunning. Mine are always out too. Plus the slings are so cute to me
5) P.irminia: Neon orange chevrons on the jet black body, all in all a spectacular T. Mine is moody too, so I get to see her cuss me out with her legs in the air whenever I remove boli. If I were to falsely state one of my T's had a personality, I would say it was this one.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Lovely thick rear legs without the glacial growth rate.

Ehp! Heresy detected

 

[Nonnack]

Even if you would say 5 genera instead of 5 species, it is still not enough;P Some time ago I wanted to limit my collection to 6 coolest Ts, but its not working, 'appetite grows with eating'

 

[Nightstalker47]

Arboreals, in no particular order.

1. P.ornata
2. P.cambridgei
3. T.gigas
4. P.irmina
5. P.regalis

I'll be back with my terrestrial list when I have more time.

 

[Venom1080]

Ehp! Heresy detected

Bow to the true queen.

 

[Kendricks]

3) Brachypelma hamorii: Hobby staple, gorgeous orange, generally peaceful

@The Grym Reaper
Show her to us, Grym, show her... 

 

[The Grym Reaper]

@The Grym Reaper
Show her to us, Grym, show her... 

Lel

My B. hamorii is still defective.

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 23, 2017
• 8
• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi hamorii mexican redknee tarantula threat threat pose threat posture

She still thinks she's a P. cancerides.

 

[EmilzHernandez]

@The Grym Reaper
Show her to us, Grym, show her... 

I was waiting for someone to to do that

 

[nicodimus22]

Hmmm. I'm going to approach this as an answer to "You have no Ts, so what are the first 5 you would get?"

B. albopilosum - Cute-looking, a fast grower for the genus, and a very good eater.
B. boehmei - Has a reputation for hair kicking, but is visually stunning IMO and shows adult coloration quite early.
P. platyomma - If you've never had a Pampho before, it's not something I can really explain to you. I'll just say that they are on the pricey side, but you'll understand why once you have one.
P. sazimai - Pretty (and fast.) Great eaters.
G. pulchripes - Beautiful legs. Sometimes very active, and sometimes a pet rock. Gets to a nice size.

Of course, there are lots more I would pick up, but I'd start with these.

 

[EmilzHernandez]

Hmmm. I'm going to approach this as an answer to "You have no Ts, so what are the first 5 you would get?"


P. platyomma - If you've never had a Pampho before, it's not something I can really explain to you. I'll just say that they are on the pricey side, but you'll understand why once you have one.

That's hilarious, someone only having one Pampho

 

[Nightstalker47]

Terrestrials. I had to do at least nine, didn't want to leave any good ones out. They aren't in order of preference, as they are all awesome in their own way. And my favorites shift from day to day lol.

1. P.muticus
2. A.geniculata
3. P.sazimai
4. T.stirmi
5. B.hamorii
6. H.pulchripes
7. D.pentaloris
8. P.antinous
9. N.chromatus

 

[Walker253]

My top 5:

1. Grammostola pulchra They should be on every list

2. Poecilotheria _______ Really pick any Pokie. The go to is metallica. My favorite is tigrinawesseli

3. Caribena versicolor Probably the most beautiful of the Avics

4. Pterinochilus murinus Yes, the Orange Baboon Tarantula, beautiful and feisty. Likes to burrow, but out enough to see it.

5. Chromatopelma, cyaneopubescens The Green Bottle Blue. Prolific webber, gorgeous

Honorable mentions, A genticulata, P irminia, C marshalli

 

[basin79]

Top 5 eh? For me personally that's impossible to answer. As I type this post these are my top 5. But I could very easily add a Grammostola iheringi, Grammostola pulchra, Idiothele mira, Chilobrachys fimbriatus............. the list goes on to replace some of these at a different time.


Brachypelma hamorii. The quintessential tarantula.

Caribena versicolor.

Heteroscodra maculata.

A Pamphobeteus sp. This is my juvenile female sp Costa.

A Poecilotheria sp. This is my young adult female subfusca lowland.

 

[darkness975]

supper fluffy

Must taste great


@NewT GBB
Brachypelma hamorii
Grammostola pulchra
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Grammostola pulchripes
Acanthoscurria geniculata

 

[The Grym Reaper]

That's hilarious, someone only having one Pampho

Aside from P. antinous (which I already have) I'm not really that interested in any of them.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

In no particular order:

1. Acanthoscurria geniculata/Nhandu chromatus
2. Grammostola iheringi
3. Caribena versicolor
4. Psalmopoeus irminia
5. Brachypelma albopilosum

 

[SmokeyMountainInverts]

Whoa you guys have outdone yourselves. There’s a lot of beautiful T’s in this thread.

What’s some of your favorite “defensive” T’s?

 

[Shampain88]

@basin79 Thats one glorious pokie!!!

 

[basin79]

@basin79 Thats one glorious pokie!!!

Aren't they all.

 

[Shampain88]

Aren't they all.

Indeed