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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HungryGhost" data-source="post: 38778" data-attributes="member: 2661">I would skip a pet store grammostola rosea (Rose hair). They are wild caught and you're better spending your money on a captive bred tarantula. It's better for the hobby. Personally I think watching a spiderling grow to maturity is 90% of the joy of owning my T's. That being said a brachyplema vagans (Red rump) is an excellent choice, or any brachypelma for that matter. They make great first T's. If your heart is set on a grammostola genus I would recommend g. pulchripes (Chaco gold knee). As far as tank size it depends what size T you get. If the height of the tank is too high you can always fill it with more substrate and the problem is solved.I would research which T you want and what size first and then figure out the habitat. Welcome to the addiction.<img src="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/images/tarantulasmiley.jpg"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":T:" title="Tarantula Smiley    :T:" data-shortname=":T:" /></blockquote>