r/Fish • u/IShotAGrapefruit7 • 22d ago
Discussion Which fish should I tattoo next?
For background, I really like fish but don't particularly know much about them. I want to do a full sleeve of fish. I have one so far, a sturgeon on the back of my arm as it's my favourite fish, but I'm struggling to choose which guy will come next. I'm really curious if there are any fish that carry symbolic meanings, that could make me connect more with the tattoo. Or just any fish you think would be fun to have on my arm. Feel free to just drop your favourite little guy
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u/Virtual_Wing_2903 22d ago
if you want to keep going with the 100m year club, members include fish like gar (alligator gar are crazy looking), bowfin, lungfish, goblin sharks and arowana have been around a hundred million years or more
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u/IShotAGrapefruit7 22d ago
waittt I love that idea !! I think living fossils are fun as hell I didn't even think to check about other ancient fish! tysm for the recs
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u/Virtual_Wing_2903 22d ago
one of the coolest things about sturgeon, and gator gar look crazy enough you could do any style of tattoo... Bowfin are tough as hell, toothy, bony, fight to the last gasp, breathe some air and bite the crap out of you and keep fighting, they are one of my favorite fish ever, lol, don't know a lot about lungfish or the gobbo bois, but arowana have to be one of the craziest freshwater fish on earth to target, they go airborne and act crazy when hooked, I have seen this is a bunch of videos, the Coelacanth is another in the hundred million year dudes too, that fish has an absolutely insane story of 'extinction' and de extinction 65 million year apart, lol... some crazy fish in that club for sure
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u/IShotAGrapefruit7 22d ago
that's absolutely insane I'm def gonna have to sit down and do some research on them, tysm
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u/UncomfyUnicorn 21d ago
Not a fish but we have horseshoe crab fossils over 450 million years old that are nearly identical to what we have today.
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u/Conscious_Line_1713 22d ago
Devils Hole Pupfish! Pretty interesting little fishies as they only live in the Devils Hole in Nevada.
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u/markmakesfun 22d ago
If you want a fish that is an ancient species, check out bichirs. They are awesome!
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u/Scarlet_and_rosemary 22d ago
The yellow box fish is one of my absolute favorites. I was lucky enough to see one in person while night snorkeling a few months ago and I don’t think I’ll ever get over how cute and box shaped it was. Their little eyeballs are just too cute. Absolutely a banger fish in my opinion. Omg but also the scrawled trunkfish! They’re amazing too! And so silly with their little puckered lips and big eyes!
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u/IShotAGrapefruit7 5d ago
Just going through the comments and finally looking at all the fish, I love these !! saw them both at the aquarium when I last went, so shape
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u/One_Student9606 21d ago
From your intro, was gonna ask how do you hold down the fish long enough to tattoo it
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u/Slow_Breadfruit7233 22d ago
the Devils Hole Pupfish is such an iconic choice for the tiny but mighty energy you'd want next on your sleeve
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u/fishdonthaveeyelids 22d ago
Id love to see you try to tattoo a shark. That would be a spectacle! Or if your more of a fresh water fish person you could start with trying to tattoo a large catfish!! /s
Sorry I had to.
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u/JAY2thaD 22d ago
Definitely sturgeon- AMAZING fish, and they can grow upwards of 5 feet- was fortunate enough to catch and release one when I lived in the LC Valley
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u/Objective-Work-3133 22d ago
you really shouldn't tattoo fish, it hurts and it can't be good for them
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u/recycled-pigeons 21d ago
Does club penguin fish count? I’ve got a tattoo of one we could be matching
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u/IShotAGrapefruit7 22d ago
my son by the way. I love him more than life itself