Fish tattoo ideas

407 photos and flash · 25% Japanese, 14% Fine line · Forearm most common

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A man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers holds an apple, showing black and grey fine line tattoos of animals and flowers on his forearms and upper arms.
Black and grey animal tattoos on both arms
Black tribal-style Pisces tattoo of two fish joined by a cross-shaped line, placed on the back.
Tribal Pisces symbol on skin
A full colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo of a red koi fish, cherry blossoms and waves on a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Koi and cherry blossom sleeve on an arm
Flash sheet of many small colour tattoo designs, including a swallow, butterflies, roses, a dolphin, a ladybird, a heart and a sun, with no body placement shown.
Fund-raising tattoo flash sheet with assorted designs
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with a koi fish on the upper arm and shoulder and wave-like linework on the forearm.
Koi and wave sleeve on a arm
Black and grey seahorse tattoo with shaded scales and spiny fins on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Seahorse on a forearm
Traditional-style mermaid, anchor, stars and flowers design printed on a black t-shirt, shown flat with no body placement.
Mermaid and anchor design on a black t-shirt
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline tattoo of two curved fish-like shapes on the outer ankle, beside a thin chain anklet.
Small outline fish tattoo on an ankle
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red koi fish, yellow and blue flower and grey waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and flower on an upper arm and shoulder
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a grey koi, a bird and pink cherry blossom branches among swirling clouds, placed across the upper and middle back.
Japanese back piece with koi and cherry blossom
Full back tattoo of a red koi fish swimming among pink cherry blossoms and water swirls in Japanese style, across the upper and middle back.
Koi fish and cherry blossom on a back
Flash design of two black tribal-style fish with dotted patterns curving around a red lotus flower on a white background.
Two tribal fish around a red lotus
A black and white flash sheet of nautical designs including anchors, a lighthouse, a whale, a compass star, a ship's wheel, a sailing boat and a sailing ship.
Nautical flash sheet of anchors, waves and ships
Black fine line ruler tattoo with numbers from 5 to 35 running down a forearm, held beside a perch fish.
Ruler tattoo on a forearm beside a perch
Colour tattoo of a lionfish in purple and red-brown stripes across the outer thigh.
Lionfish tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird with a fish-like head and clawed feet on a calf, with hatched and dotted shading.
Fish-headed bird on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm of a woman with closed eyes, her head enclosed in a fishbowl with goldfish swimming through her dark hair.
Woman with goldfish in a bowl on a forearm
Small red and black koi fish tattoos swim diagonally across the back of a hand that holds a brass lantern charm.
Red and black koi tattoos across the back of a hand
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to work on a colourful Japanese-style koi fish and wave tattoo on a forearm.
Koi fish tattoo being inked on an arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon fish Dory with small bubbles, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dory the blue tang on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a betta fish with flowing blue, teal and red fins on the forearm, shown in two close-up photographs.
Betta fish on a forearm
Black line drawing of a Japanese-style koi fish swimming among lotus flowers and swirling waves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Koi fish with lotus flowers and waves
Hand-drawn traditional flash designs on tracing paper, including a rose, a bowed heart, a beaded heart locket, a crown, and a beetle, with no body placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet with roses and hearts
Pencil sketch of a koi fish swimming upward past two open blossoms and a bud on a thin branch, a Japanese and botanical tattoo design.
Koi fish with blossoms sketch
Black ink dotwork tattoo of a fish riding a bicycle while smoking a cigarette, placed on the leg.
Fish riding a bicycle and smoking
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of sea turtles, coral and a lionfish across the upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Sea turtles and coral full sleeve
Colour tattoo of an underwater reef scene with sea turtles, tropical fish and coral across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Underwater sea turtle scene on an upper arm
Black tribal-style shark design on a white background, with bold swirling linework and geometric triangles across its body and fins.
Tribal shark design
Black and grey koi fish tattoo arranged in a yin yang circle on the calf, with fine scale shading.
Koi fish yin yang on a lower leg
Black ink flash sheet of tribal designs including a turtle, a manta ray, a circular swirl motif and a fish-like shape on white paper.
Polynesian tribal flash sheet with turtle and ray
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey-green fish with a dagger through it, set inside a red rope ring on the lower leg.
Fish and dagger within a rope ring on a calf
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back of a woman's face with flowing red hair, with two fish and a fishing hook above her head.
Woman's face with red hair and fish on upper back
Blue tribal-style shark tattoo design with white and black ornamental swirls and a toothed open mouth, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Blue tribal shark design
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of an orange koi carp, purple lotus flowers and grey waves across a person's back.
Koi and lotus on a back
Black line drawing of a fish with interlaced Celtic knotwork across its body and scale-like circles along its side, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic knotwork fish design
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue-spotted stingray with orange ringed spots and black outlines, on the upper arm.
Blue-spotted stingray on an arm
Black and white tribal-style design of a shark with flames trailing behind it, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Shark with tribal flames design
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese style koi and wave tattoo covering her back and left arm, against a dark red studio backdrop.
Full back Japanese koi and wave tattoo
Colour tattoo of a tiger cub sitting in water with a small fish, with a butterfly above, on a person's upper back.
Tiger cub with butterfly on upper back
Black ink script reading Jeremiah 29:11 above an outlined Ichthys fish with a small cross inside, tattooed on the upper back.
Ichthys fish and Jeremiah 29:11 on upper back
Black ink tattoo of two stylised koi fish with scrolling ornamental linework on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Stylised koi pair on upper back
Black outline tattoo of Ariel and sea creatures from The Little Mermaid on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of the skin.
Little Mermaid characters outline on thigh
Fine line black fish tattoo on the upper back of a person with a tabby kitten held against their shoulder.
Small fish tattoo on upper back
Realism tattoo of a leaping largemouth bass with a lure, dead tree stumps and a fisherman in a boat, across a man's back and shoulder.
Leaping bass and angler across back and shoulder
Full-colour Japanese style koi fish design drawn in red and orange with white wave lines and a black and grey swirl behind it, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Koi fish with swirling waves design
Black and grey shaded seahorse tattoo with a curled tail, placed on the ankle of a bare leg above a white shoe.
Seahorse tattoo on an ankle
Black ink flash design reading One for the road, surrounded by feathers, a kookaburra, a moon, a sun, wattle, a fish, a bottle, an eye and animal skulls, drawn in fine line with stippled shading.
One for the road tattoo flash design
Black and white flash design of a fish caught on a hook above waves, with the words Good Hope in lettering along the bottom.
Fish on a hook with Good Hope lettering