Tattoo Ideas | Koi Fish
Published February 20, 2011 | 
Perseverance, strength, bravery, aspiration, strength of character. If you use any of those qualities to describe yourself or your life, a tattoo design featuring a Koi fish might be right up your alley.
Like many other tattoo themes, the Koi fish is deeply entrenched in Chinese and Japanese culture. Theory and/or mythology suggests that the Koi (Japanese for Carp) used to climb up waterfalls and bravely await the knife if they were caught.
So it makes a lot of sense that strength of character and bravery are qualities associated with this tattoo symbol. Both men and women have chosen this symbol as the basis for their tattoo, so if the meaning makes sense it could be a viable option for just about anyone.
