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Because the koi fish is strong enough it can swim up stream. This could be thought of in two ways

Strength in time of adversity – Koi fish also symbolizes persistence and the willingness to go on even though it is being swept away. It also symbolizes surpassing obstacles. The Koi fish swimming upriver can show how to overcome various obstacles and how come win victory over outside influences.

Strength in time of adversity – The koi fish can also symbolize the strenth to go on even with big obstacles in front of us. Even when it seems we are being swept backwards we keep on going forward and making progress.

Japanese Koi fish tattoos – Koi fish, or “brocaded carp”), are ornamental common carp. The Koi fish in Japanese tattooing plays a vital role in both Chinese and Japanese legends, and stories. In many of the Japanese and Chinese legends, Koi are transformed through their efforts over time. If a Koi Fish climbs a Dragon Gate on the Yellow River it would be transformed into a dragon. it is said to mean good fortune or luck. An example of koi means “love, affection” and koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan: a good example is the short story Koi-san by Mukoda Kuniko.

varieties of koi fish include:Traditional Japanese Tattoos

Kohaku – a red pattern and white-skinned Koi

Taisho Sanshoku (Sanke) – a red and black pattern white-skin Koi

Showa Sanshoku – black-skin Koi with a red and white pattern

Tancho – Any koi with the only red being in a circle on its forehead. The fish can be a

Asagi – a Koi with light blue scales on its top and red scales on its bottom

Shusui – the partially scaled version of an Asagi

Bekko – black pattern with white, red, or yellow-skinned Koi

Utsurimono -red, white, or yellow pattern black Koi

Goshiki – mostly black Koi fish with red, white, brown, and blue accents

Ogon – Koi fish that is one solid color, can be regular or metallic; known colors – red, orange, yellow, platinum and cream

Kin Gin Rin – Koi The name translates into English as “Gold Silver Scales”with shiny scales. There are also Gin Rin versions of almost any other type of koi.

Kawarimono (kawarigoi) – Miscellaneous types of Koi

Doitsu-goi – German Carp

Koromo – Koi scales neatly aligned areas of blue- on edges