Fish tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hamsa hand framing an eye, a swallow, cherry blossoms and a rose, placed on the thigh.
Hamsa hand with eye, swallow and blossoms
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a glowing full moon, with an underwater scene of a sunken ship, gold coins and coral below.
Mermaid under a full moon on a thigh
Black linework outline tattoo on both thighs showing a mermaid, Alice, the Cheshire Cat, a pocket watch and a Drink Me bottle, with shells and flowers.
Disney character outlines on both thighs
Photograph of a small soft-shaded tattoo of a blue fish and a red fish curving around each other on the outer thigh.
Blue and red fish tattoo on thigh
Japanese style tattoo of a black and grey koi with a pink lotus, cherry blossoms and waves, on the side of the thigh.
Koi and lotus with waves on the thigh
Full body Japanese-style tattoo with green and orange dragons, koi and goldfish over black wave-patterned ground across the chest, arms and thighs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with dragons and koi
Colour tattoo of a stylised shark with bold black outlines, blue and yellow shading and a red eye, on the outer thigh.
Stylised shark on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a leaping fish in turquoise, pink and blue with black outlines and splatter dots, on the thigh.
Leaping fish on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a lionfish in purple and red-brown stripes across the outer thigh.
Lionfish tattoo on a thigh
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
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a globe wrapped in a banner reading WANDERLUST, with scrollwork and leaves, on the outer thigh.
Globe with banner and scrollwork on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large glowing full moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below.
Mermaid under a full moon on a thigh
Red goldfish tattoo with soft shading and flowing fins on the upper thigh.
Red goldfish on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a red and green octopus with seaweed above it, in neo-traditional style, across the side of a torso and hip.
Octopus wrapping the side and hip
Traditional style tattoos on both legs showing sailing ships, red roses, a mermaid, a fish and anchors with rope, on thighs, calves and ankles.
Matching traditional ship and anchor leg tattoos
Digital 3D render of a woman in black lace lingerie with a rose on one arm, a dark tattoo sleeve on the other, a koi fish on one thigh and a dreamcatcher on the other.
Woman in lingerie with tattoos on arms and thighs
Full body Japanese style tattoo with koi, dragon and lotus motifs across the arms, chest and legs of a seated person against a black background.
Japanese bodysuit with koi and dragon
Fine line black outline tattoo of a shark swimming across the side of a thigh, with a blue top visible above it.
Shark outline on the thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a grey cat holding a pale fish, with blue tears, on the upper thigh.
Grey cat holding a pale fish on a thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a mermaid silhouette against a red sunset, with a sea witch, fish, seashell, starfish and pearl chains in black and grey.
Mermaid sunset and sea creatures on a thigh
Overhead view of two people in bed with traditional style tattoos of a snake, roses and a panther head on their legs, forearm and hand, with breakfast plates beside them.
Traditional tattoos on legs and forearms in bed
Colour tattoo of a purple and teal seahorse with a curled tail and pink cheek, shown on the thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Purple and teal seahorse tattoo
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large yellow moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below the waterline.
Mermaid under a full moon on a leg
Colourful koi fish with lotus flowers tattooed on the upper thigh, drawn with loose, watercolour-style washes of teal, green, pink and orange.
Koi fish and lotus flowers on a thigh
A man with full-body Japanese style tattoos in green, red and cream, showing a koi fish and peony flowers on the torso and arms, with his hands clasped in front of white underwear.
Japanese koi and peony tattoos on torso and arms
A colourful Japanese-style tattoo sleeve covering a leg from thigh to calf, with a yellow creature, a red fish and green clouds.
Colourful Japanese-style leg sleeve
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing an animated-style woman with long dark hair beside a red crab and a small fish against blue water, in a neo-traditional style.
Animated woman and red crab on thigh
Colour Japanese style tattoo of two koi fish and pink blossoms with swirling linework across the upper thigh and hip.
Koi fish and blossoms on a thigh
Colour tattoo of blue, yellow and orange fish scales showing through a torn skin effect on the outer thigh.
Fish scales revealed through torn skin on thigh
Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
Colour tattoo of a green fish with pink fins riding a red and black tricycle, neo-traditional style on the thigh.
Green fish riding a tricycle
Black sketch-style tattoo of a sailing ship above a fish-like creature on the outer thigh, with a hand resting on the other leg.
Ship and fish on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair, a yellow and blue fish and a red crab among bubbles and seaweed, on an upper thigh.
Cartoon mermaid with fish and crab on a thigh
Illustration of a muscular cartoon man with a moustache and pipe, his arms, torso and legs covered in dense line-drawn tattoo designs in teal on yellow.
Cartoon figure covered in tattoo designs