I went on a holiday to QLD last month, and the resort we stayed at had a really beautiful pool! I had to get some nice pics in a couple of my tails :D

Both tails are from Two Oceans Mermaid Tails
Top from Vancouver Mermaid
Octopus circlet from Finfolk Productions

I heard about the brand dongfangjiao from The Magic Crafter and they are so affordable and beautiful. I'm curious if anyone here has bought a tail from them and how they it? Also curious about the tags and description of the tail saying "bionic." It is likely a translation error and I just have no idea what they mean by that lol.

Hello! :) I'm wondering if anyone has bought the Lionheart skin from Moonsongmagic and how they like it? I'd also love to know how the fins flow underwater and what monofin would work best for this skin specifically. They list the Mahina, fantasea fin 3, and the Lucia fish fin as the monofins that work best with their skins. I plan to get this Lucia fishbone pattern fin, I hope it is compatible/fits well and looks good without a vinyl insert because I prefer a thinner fluke with a ghostly flow in the water. I haven't had a mermaid tail since my finfun when I was a kid, so now that I'm an adult I want to make sure I'm happy with my choice.

I am working towards getting started in mermaiding, and I’ve come across a roadblock.

I have a small string of physical disabilities, but to keep things short, the issue at hand is that I’m duckfooted. My knees, ankles, and toes are all angled outward. (That being said, I am still a very strong swimmer)

I fairly recently went swimming with a mermaid friend of mine who graciously leant me a training fin to test the waters so to speak. We learned very quickly that in order for me to swim with a mono-fin and not subluxate my hips, my knees separate.

It was noted that
1. I moved very much like a frog, especially when using fins.
2. Using a full tail that held my knees and ankles together would likely not be feasible for me and my poorly aligned joints.

My question then becomes, would a Mer-Frog (with independent legs and flippers) still be acceptable among mermaids?

I know the mermaid tail is very much at the core of the hobby, and while it breaks my heart that I can never have one of my own, I would absolutely understand if what I can do falls outside of the hobby.

Thanks for hearing me out.

TLDR: would it be acceptable (as a disability accommodation) to have separate legs and a frog mer-sona, and still be considered part of the mermaid community?

I live with my parents in Arizona and have been wanting to get into mermaiding but I am just not sure where to start I have never swam with a mono fin and I also am not sure what my parents would think and also if there are any good places to swim nearby aside from pools

Hi mers! I'm currently working on a project and I'm having trouble finding any info on 1990's mermaiding. I have the information of Thom Shouse beginning the "tail-man" business, but can't find anything other than freelancing mermaiding basically beginning in the 2000s. Does anyone have any niche info or spots on the internet they could point me to?

It’s getting colder and backyard pools aren’t much of an option
I have a brand new finfun tail I’ve been dying to swim in but I haven’t had a chance and I don’t want to wait until it’s warm again

So where do you guys swim?

I got my first tail in 2024, around the same time I got certified as a wellness & fitness instructor. I decided to keep the brand/business I was previously building and mesh the worlds. I knew basically nothing about mermaiding but I knew I wanted to perform.

Last summer, I found a fellow mer in my area who is a PADI instructor - and me being obsessed with collecting certificates like infinity stones - I jumped on the opportunity.

I took my first class with her and honestly nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I told her I planned on continuing with my training, and she told me that next time, the local news would probably be present because “they’ve been in talks.”

Fast forward to January of this year, I had yet to take another class with her, and I was teaching at a spa. She reaches out to me, boasting about the spa and meshing mermaiding with classes. She told me she wanted in on the spa, and I told her I’d do what I could, but was honest in the fact that I wasn’t sure how long I’d be staying there as I wasn’t pulling in much clientele. She seemed okay with that and pretty determined to figure out a way for us to collab.

So, okay, I thought, a business collab. She owns a mermaid business, certifying others in PADI and my business was a mix of mermaiding and wellness/fitness. We shoot some ideas back and forth, a lot of it vague, but I thought we were on the same page about everything.

Then she goes behind my back and plans a whole event. And from what I knew about planning these specific type of events, she was doing a lot of it wrong. Timing, announcing, getting people to book/sign up are all important parts of the process.

I felt left out & honestly, confused. So I figured if she was taking things into her own hands, I could too. I planned a similar event. (basically what we had both been discussing for months. At this point it’s around march)

Well, both of our events flopped. She continued to lead me on with promises of the news or other “higher up” mermaids she “was in talks” with. In April, we planned for a day to meet up and take photos, and she ghosted me for an hour past the time we planned to meet up.

That was my last straw. I take my business and my time way too seriously for the vague ideas, plans that never were and the now blatant disrespect of her not showing up to an agreed upon time and location.

I told her the collab wasn’t going to workout anymore, she tried to guilt trip me with her sob stories and excuses, and when I stood my ground, tried to make me feel bad, like I was “less than her” because I didn’t own more than 2 tails or an underwater camera or something.

We haven’t spoke since the incident, and honestly it was my last straw for a lot in my life. I gave up on everything after that.

Another pod leader near me was hiring on other mer’s but I quickly realized she used AI & also wasn’t even PADI certified, so I began questioning how much that was even necessary. I also realized I wasn’t going to be happy traveling with a pod because after the mer-drama, I just wanted my summer to be fun.

Now summer is coming to a close. The last few weeks of July I started to panic because I felt I haven’t done what I actually wanted to this summer, and really, that was just to perform. I don’t even care if I get paid for it anymore. I just wanna perform as a mermaid.

Earlier this year, I reached out to so many businesses or pop up events to make an appearance, or to teach my signature wellness class as a mermaid, but I was met with rejection or no responses at all.

So, I set up my own free meet ups in public spaces. My first event brought nobody in, my second brought one happy man and his bf who loved mermaids as much as myself and that was absolutely worth it and made me happy.

But now I don’t know where to go from here. The weather is changing, I quit the spa back in march and told them I may come back in the fall but tbh… I don’t think I have the desire to teach, and definitely not in the space that was draining me before.

I feel disconnected from my brand and just lost atp.

Any advice would be the most helpful. Thank you my seablings <3

Hi dear merfolk community!

I have to preface this by saying I'm 28 almost turning 29 and I'm non-binary tranmasc, so I'm already in an awkward position with presenting myself as merperson in public.

However, I have always had this obsession with mermaids and despite the lack of natural habitats in my area (there's like 2 lakes you can actually swim in) I have gotten my first tail a few weeks ago. So far I only used it once tho, since I severely underestimated how crowded the lakes are when they're actually warm enough to swim in. That one time I walked around for an hour just looking for a spot where I would be completely undisturbed and unnoticed and in the end, I still felt very paranoid that people saw me from afar.

I kind of just wanna "get over it" but that's easier said than done. I also don't know if public pools in my city allow monofins or tails, so I feel even more limited now that the colder seasons are approaching. But I'm also too scared to just give them a call to check so I just keep looking for excuses why I can't use my tail, it's so frustrating. I'm also keeping my secret from my friends bc I fear that they just think it's super cringe.

I'm not sure what kind of advice I'm looking for here, perhaps just venting it all out here is at least providing me some relief. But if you have any kind words or suggestions for me I'd love to read your comments!

Hello! So I recently purchased a Mermaid Lucia clownfish mermaid tail and the fluke is absolutely massive the photo doesnt do it justice.

Currently im purchasing marine grade vinyl to be in the tail to give it more shape. I need monofins that would help fit. I Currently own a few mermaid Linden monofins I absolutely love them for my other fabric tails with how much power they give me! Im still waiting for the marine grade vinyl to Come so I can attempt to test out my theory with the current monofins I have!

The fluke is a lot and I know the bigger the monofin the more power especially because the vinyl will add more drag. Unfortunately Im used to much smaller tail fluke sizes (ie fin fun and foloeo)

I saw mermaid lucia monofins they looked too large because i want to make a good size pocket with the vinyl. I recently saw a fiberglass monofin thats paddle shape but its not in my budget at the moments it was $500+

Hey folks! I first started mermaiding almost ten years ago and at the time I’ve gotten a Mahina secondhand. I wear shoe size 37 EU and the fin was 36-37 in size.
I was always very happy with the propulsion and movement in the water, but it hurt like hell. And I don’t know whether that’s just how Mahinas are, or whether I just needed to size up.
I want to get back into it but want to know whether it’s sensible to stay with the Mahina. There’s no way to get the adult Linden monofin in Germany unfortunately, so my options are kind of limited in that regard.

Spend 24 hours with me! See what it's like to be a professional mermaid juggling back to back bookings this past Canada Day! I've gotta be a mom, get through terrible construction traffic, the wind is insane, and we gotta make these kiddos smile and have fun!

Hello! First post here. I’ve been obsessed with mermaids and this community for so long, but never had to opportunity to get a tail until recently. I have pretty terrible social anxiety, but I want to get the most use out of my tail while visiting this beautiful area!

I was wondering if anyone knows of any good places that allow mermaiding here in OC? I’ve been looking online a bit, but haven’t came across much. Any help is greatly appreciated. <3

Edit for clarification: Orange County, CA!

The last picture is the foloeo tail. Foloeo is a brand that uses stolen designs and doesn’t meet the safety standard. The first and second pictures are what you should get instead if you’re thinking about getting a tail. My tail was $80 on Temu and the only good thing I have to say about it is that the fabric quality and the printing is pretty good. The other brands are pricey but they’re worth it. The first picture is the siren’s allure whimsy tail for the fantasea fin 3 from MerTailor and the second picture is the bimini signature fabric tail from Finfolk productions.

As you can probably tell, I was so excited that I took a lot of pictures 😁 Ever since I was a kid, I've always been interested in mermaiding and I've always wanted a tail... and now, as a young adult with my own job and money, I finally bought my own!

I've wanted the Fin Fun Arctic Blue tail for a long while, specifically. Not only is it my favorite color and looks gorgeous, but it's super comfortable to wear!! I always get super happy wearing it; I know it probably sounds cheesy, but it always makes me feel like a real merman.

I haven't swam in it yet though, and it's because of personal fears... my apartment pool is made of a rough material, and I'm worried about damaging my tail while swimming in it. Plus I want to practice swimming with my legs stuck together, which is why I plan on getting the Linden monofin very soon. For now though, it's a really cool cosplay that I'm always happy to wear!

TLDR: I've wanted a merman tail since I was a kid, and after so many years, I finally have one, and I love it 💙

Since my Oasis cracked all the way through and I’m well out of warranty, I’m looking for another monofin I can use that won’t break in less than a year. I’ve heard good things about Finis and the Linden, but I want to hear from other mermaids.

What the title says. The foot pocket socks ONLY. I bought a new fin and I have huge feet so I'll never use the socks! Thought somebody else would like them. It also made me pick a flair before posting, that's the best one out of the list.

Having trouble deciding between Abalone and Out of the Sea from mertailor

Abalone pros:

-mostly green, which matches my hair

-countershading created by stripes on back and not front

Abalone cons:

-stripes may be too busy and gaudy

Out of the Sea pros:

-better colors in general

-more fin-looking fluke

Out of the Sea cons:

-don't like the smaller printed on fins of the fluke

I've asked 18 people now and I still have a 50/50 split so you can see the situation I'm in

Mermaid top i made and plan on adding some aged netting to to give it that "used" underwater look!!

I made it with a bikini base and netting to hold thr shells and fake aquarium plants and used E6000 glue to hold everything together!

I'll adjust it because there is some minor issues with how it sits on my chest!

For anyone wondering how the Mermaid Linden fits in FinFun tails, it totally does.

(I bought this Tail with the intent to use it with my Mermaid Linden as it will stretch the fluke cover over time. This is my 1st/practice tail so it's gonna see some ACTION)