Japanese Tattoos

Now, that you’ve decided you do a tattoo of the first part of the process is completed. You just find the tattoo design that suits you and as it is an important decision, you should take your time and carefully determine what type of tattoo you would like. Tattoo designs are limited only by your imagination and the ability to choose your tattoo artist. A design worthy of consideration is the Koi fish tattoo, they are very popular and take great symbolism.

So what exactly is a Koi fish? Koi Fish Freshwater fish are closely related to the carp family and distinctive or contrasting brightly However, orange and red koi fish are often mistaken for large goldfish. The most common colors of the Koi fish are: red, orange, white, black and blue. Like many other types of fish environment dictates how big they get, most grow no bigger than a Mans forearm, but with enough space they can reach sizes of up to 3 feet in length.

Koi fish tattoos is most popular among Japanese who have maintained a great respect and love of Koi fish for thousands of years. They also breed their stock ponds and ornamental and sacred because they are such beautiful fish.

When you take a fish eye in most tattoo’s color is usually orange. How cool would it be if you made the silver fish or dark blue perhaps? I know this is going against what you see most of the time, but if you want the perfect koi fish tattoos then you’ll have to go against what is seen most often.

Koi Fish Tattoos