Is it possible to cover up most tattoos?

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PaulHeymanGuy
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Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:31 am

I have a koi fish tattoo on my upper right arm, swimming upstream. Due to different people giving me a hard time about it, I want to change it. Something more manly, like a dragon or something. It's very light colored but it's detailed.

So without posting a pic do you think it's possible to cover this thing up? Don't really care that much if it comes out shitty at this point. Thanks in advance.
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kalash
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Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:00 am

If you work real hard that koi will become a dragon.
Rufus08
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Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:33 am

I think that I would rather have a koi that isn't "manly" enough as opposed to settling for something "shitty". Obviously the guys who are giving you a hard time have no idea the symbolism and meaning behind the koi. If you want to change your tattoo every time someone doesn't like it, you will be investing lots of money on cover ups and will eventually have crap on your arm that you will never be able to cover up.
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Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:23 am

Balls grow some. who cares what others think.
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Tyr
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Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:53 am

Can we see a picture of the tattoo? Are they bugging you because of the subject matter or poor execution of the tattoo?

Koi tattoos are badass if done properly.

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Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:41 pm

I have a koi and if anyone said it wasn't manly I'd say ok.

Why care what others think? You liked it before but now that someone who doesn't have the tattoo says its not manly enough... You want it gone...now that IMO is being a wuss.

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Jeffie7
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Is this the fish?

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i look the new skool/low bit o brow/jesse smith style. but i hate the new skool kois.
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Black kois are sick.
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