This is my first tattoo...upper left arm...done by my uncle Zebulon formerly of DV8 tattoos in Concord, CA. I chose the koi as my first tattoo because i'm only twenty and this is the beginning of my life...the beginning of my journey...
i like your tatt you can tell that you took the time out to pick something that you wont regret in the lonr run... its not like some of the pics that ive seen and they just got bullshit all over them... i like very much!!!!
You did everything right with this being your first tattoo. The size, placement and quality are great. And it's a good subject that doesn't have "regret" looming over it anywhere.