If you’ve read any book on feng shui, you’d know that keeping a clean aquarium with fish brings wealth when placed correctly in the wealth sectors of your home! You’ll notice this at Chinese restaurants anywhere in the world. So is there significance in the number of fishes to keep? Someone wrote to me asking…
I am keeping in a 50cm china porcelain bowl in my north sector of my living room. I have read in many recommendations about 9 gold fishes. Because my bowl isnt a big one, I m thinking of just rearing 2-3 gold fishes in it. Is that auspicious? What are the other combinations that are good besides 9?
From a feng shui perspective, numbers take significance from 2 schools – Firstly, they way the numbers “sound” in Chinese have symbolic connotations, and secondly – the meaning of the numbers under the Flying Star intepretation. Generally for keeping fish, I subscribe to the symbolic meaning of Numbers. Good numbers of fishes are 3, 6, 8 and 9. The best combination is 8 gold ones and 1 black one. A pair is good for love. When a fish dies, replace it as it only means that the poor fish has taken away some bad luck on your behalf. Say some prayers and mantras for the poor fish and give it a nice burial.
How about the multiplication of those auspicious numbers? E.g. 16 gold ones and 2 black ones? Will that work?
That’s an interesting observation but unfortunately it doesn’t work like this. The meaning is derived from the sound of the numbers.. so best to keep the numbers as suggested. 16 however, have very good meaning so you can keep 16 goldfish if you like!
Nice article. Thanks
which is better… 3 goldfish and 1 black fish…. or 2 goldfish and 1 black fish.. i have heard that either of these are good from different sources…
2 goldfish and 1 black are better.
i have 3 goldfish and 2 blackfish in my aquarium facing to the left hand side of our room, would that be okay?
I have 4 gold fishes, is it good luck
Hi,
i’m currently keep 18 fishes. with no intention to reduce it. Is 18 a good amount or should i increase it to the next best number..
six months ago I set up a aquarium (8 gold and 1 black). Black fish change colour and now is gold. Now there is 9 gold. What to do ( buy 3 more black or…)?
Great job! THANK YOU!
i just got an aquarium given to me by one of my friends..(8 gold and 1 black)im thinking of putting it on the entrance of our apartment (which is located on the northeast) on the left side (inside looking out) BUT our apartment here in japan is very narrow so it is really not advisable to put it on that place as far as the space is concern. we are living in a very narrow apartment where doors are aligned straight..i know its bad feng shui thats why i put curtains on it on the doors to block any bad lucks. Now, my first question is; is it bad to put my fish tank next to the window? im planning of putting it on my kitchen (EAST) instead since i dont have any space to put it on the entance/hallway of my apartment. its above the sink but it got a big window right next to it i mean behind the fish tank.. is that okay? my husband is really having a hard time finding a good job and so do i.. what should i do? please help.. me and my husband will be very delighted to hear from you.