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Avicularia mettallica (metallic pinktoe) - fast but usually docile and colorful

Brachypelma smithi (Mexican red knee) - colorful, usually docile, but likes to kick hairs

Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian black) - docile but not very colorful

Avicularia avicularia (pinktoe) - fast but usually docile but not as colorful as the metallic pinktoes

Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose hair) - usally docile but not very colorful
Roseas are known to be unpredictable, being really docile one second, then acting like an axe murderer the next, LoL.

Avic avic can be pretty fast buggers. Same with the Avic mettallica

Smithis are a VERY good choice. Nice, colorful, long living (if you have a female) docile, and yes, it can kick hairs, but so can every other T you listed.

Pulchras are REALLY slow growers.

What about aureostriatas? They are like the ball pythons of Tarantulas.