Why we don't advise full silicone tails for your first tail.

[spottedcatfish]

Don't forget you don't need a silicone tail to go pro, either

Exactly, and if you have a silicone tail does not mean you are "pro" either. Remember: The tail does not make the mer, the mer must make their tail ( and whatever material it is made out of) come to life, if they chose to do so.