Matthew: So, I have been making mermaid tails for over 10 years ... Then you have to pour it out of silicone. And when you pour it out of silicone, silicone's a very temperamental material ...

Manufacturers of silicone mermaid tails, once a prop found only in Hollywood, can now be custom ordered and fitted for thousands of dollars. Other companies provide beginner-level tails priced at ...

It offers mermaid swim lessons, certification, mermaid tail rentals, purchasable mermaid apparel (seashell bras, silicone and fabric tails, monofins and T-shirts) and mermaid performer bookings ...

Emily Shaw always dreamed of being a mermaid when she was younger ... Once she got comfortable with the monofin, she bought a silicone tail, which adds even more weight to her petite frame.