Yeah I’ll definitely track down a good tattooist and consult them first! Your suggestion of having it so the tail goes up the neck sounds really good but I’m going to be a teacher and even nowadays you are frowned upon for having visible tattoos. I thought it might also look good as a foot tattoo with the tail curling up towards the ankle although personally I prefer foot tattoos that are just patterns.

As I said earlier I want to lose a lot of weight before getting any tats so planty of time to decide. I’ve wanted one for ages but have waited, I want to make sure I am old enough and sensible enough to know I can commit to it. Not to mention be earning a good enough wage to pay for it! I like fish as an animal and love this design, and I’ve looked into the symbology of fish tattoos and I’m quite pleased with the associations as well so it seems a good way to go.

At the moment I’m torn between getting it on my back or on my hip (so most of it would be below my waistband but with the tail curling upwards by the side of my stomach, it would almost always be covered by clothing). If I got it on my hip I would get a similar curling pattern on the other side without the fish (no doubt I can find something else by Si Scott to suit).