tattoo of a koi fish with waves. He brought some sample designs to

me and asked me to “go off” on his him with a baseball sleeve type tattoo.

Another Day Late was sponsored by OC Tattoo.

First hour of tattoo.

koi fish tattoo

Eddie – Danny came to me and ask me to do his first tattoo on him , first he wanted to do it on the side of rib cage then on his arm, after place the stencil on his rib cage he made the decision of putting it on his arm , ( coi fish) I asked him why he wanted a koifish tattoo and he told me It he loved to myth of the koi fish.

The History of Koi

Koi is the Japanese word for “brocaded carp” and refers to the large, colorful fish that have been bred and kept in ponds for centuries. The formal name “Nishigikoi” translates as “living jewels.” Careful breeding of these fish really got a modern foothold in the 1800s, and it has produced a rainbow of colors and a variety of specific body markings in the years since.

They are part of Japanese mythology and are symbols of strength, perseverance and courage. These fish are very long-lived under the right conditions and this is what has contributed to these interpretations and associations. In myth, the very strong koi will be able to swim upstream and leap the waterfalls, being rewarded at the end of the journey by being turned into a dragon.