Split tail?

[SeaGlass Siren]

Well there are fish that have mutations so maybe split tail is just a mutation

[MermaidBrittany]

I still find it would be like pants and swim fins :/

Well there are fish that have mutations so maybe split tail is just a mutation

And really?? Could you post a pic please? That would be cool, I can't find one. I am really interested in genetics, esp with marine life :P

[Mermaid Lorelei]

The Ryukin is one type of fish known to have double-lobed caudal fins. There are other multiple other fish with this type of caudal fin, too.

[MermaidBrittany]

The Ryukin is one type of fish known to have double-lobed caudal fins. There are other multiple other fish with this type of caudal fin, too.

And is that considered a mutation?

[Mermaid Lorelei]

It can be considered a mutation, but it has become a healthy, well-bred strain that is recognized as a sub-species of sort.

[MermaidBrittany]

It can be considered a mutation, but it has become a healthy, well-bred strain that is recognized as a sub-species of sort.

Ok cool, thank you for the explanation

[Mermaid Lorelei]

No problem. :3

[Naomi Indigo]

Or what about a tail that joins your legs, but splits at the feet with separate flippers that merge at the ankle area? Or a monofin that can split partially, via snaps and velcro?

[KitKat]

pff, funny you should mention that, i literally JUST finished making [dry versions] of this exact thing for my school's spring musical! they were 6 pairs of scaly silver spandex leggings with lavender fairy organza ruffles at the ankles. they needed some mermaids to do synchronized swimming moves in the background of a scene :P they worked pretty well, but they looked kinda like disco dancers imo [mostly because of their hot pink bikini tops lol] i can probably find some pictures somewhere if anyone wants them
but yea i think that's doable! i think it would take some extra effort to make them look really fishy tho. and maybe you could cut the individual flippers into better fluke shapes the same way you cut monofins? hmm

[Mermaid Lily_Pad]

I found these two and thought they came close to what you are looking for. I have no idea if you could swim in them, but who knows.

[Naomi Indigo]

What if there was a "mitten" style fin? That has potential to look really cool

[Mermaid Muir]

I think that maybe you could do it in two parts? Like have the legs be like wetsuit bottom and then modify a pair of flippers to look like fins? I think any design would look cool though

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Do one like the real She Creature tail where it is together for the butt, thighs and calves, and split where the ankles and feet are. That would look super awesome!

[Echidna]

I always think she creature if I hear split tail.
although it might look more like a seal in the end if you just split from the ankles down.

not sure if you could replicate the "original" two-tailed medieval mermaid look, given the posture she's usually shown in


there's also the merfolk you see in "Dagon".
while in the first scene, the mermaid is shown with a pretty white classical tail, her true appearance has split limbs:



that could be achieved with two separate, long and thin snaketail sleeves.
Half tempted to make one now

[Aziara]

I really want to make a walking mermaid costume with scale tights and frilly stuff at the bottom to hide my feet. Nothing swimmable, I just think it would be fun for ren faires and such.

[PearlieMae]

Do a google search or a flickr search for 'mermaid parade' and you'll get hundreds of ideas!

[Mermaid Kassandra]

That's such an amazing idea! If someone realizes a tail like that I really want to know how it turns out
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[Josephine Boone]

I just started designing a legs/split tail costume for dancing! Do we mers have a hive-mind thing going on??? I love seeing all the different ideas!

[Rivertee]

I echo the thoughts here awesome idea...difficult but awesome...it would also help some people to bridge the gap in evolution from humans to mermaids if it starts with us having two tails that evetnually become one.

[Lostariel Telrunya]

I'm actually warming up to this idea now... You do need to be careful though, if you are planning on using something wider than traditional swim fins on each foot, you might end up knocking your feet against each other, and that may lessen the effect of the tail-limbs. Another thing I've kind of always wanted to try was a tail where one foot is on top of the other. I have a bone disorder, so it's REALLY hard for me to keep both feet right side-by-side, but when I do the dolphin kick in the water, my left foot always goes on top of the right foot. That way, you could have a much thinner section near the fluke, and it would look a bit more like the mermaids with the tiny fish skeleton in that area. Another thing you could do with that is have the separate limbs, but attach them at the fluke, and somehow have a hole going right through the 'tail'!