Feng Shui Tips for How Many Fishes You Need in Fish Tank

By | November 14, 2011

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Feng Shui Tips for Feng Shui Aquarium

A lot of people like to have live fishes at home. Placing a fish tank is one of the ways to enhance people’s wealth and fortune. Fishes and fish tank belongs to water feature which represents wealth in feng shui. The location of the fish tank and how many fishes in that fish tank is same as important as water fountains.

Where to place the fish tank and how many fishes in the tank are very considerable when we are doing the feng shui practice. The movement of the fishes is like the running water which can activate the energy in that area. The position of the fish tank should be in the auspicious area which lets people have beneficial from those auspicious chi. Otherwise, the ominous chi can be triggered by the misplacing of fish tank.

Some feng shui consultants always tell people to place fish tank besides the door, which is wrong. In order to reach the accuracy to boost the money luck, the placement of the fish tank needs the actual measurement and calculation; here we are going to talk about the requirements for the numbers of fishes according to different persons.

First the highest point of the fish tank can’t be over the height of a standing adult’s heart position. Because the heart belongs to fire element, the water element would destroy the fire element and cause heart disease. In the same time, the lowest water level of the fish tank can’t be lower than a standing adult’s knees. Because the knee belongs to earth element, the earth element would destroy water element and cause the knees problems.

Then you need to know what gua number is. The gua number is calculated by the year of you born. It can determine one person’s auspicious and inauspicious directions and locations. The best location for one person is called Sheng Qi which can be found by your Gua Number. Therefore the best location for your fish tank is at your Sheng Qi position.

Finding the Gua Number is too complicated to a beginner, you can click the Gua Number Calculator Tool to find out what your gua number is.

  • If your gua number is 1, you belongs to water element. The propitious number of fishes for you is 1, 6, 4 and 9. In feng shui, 1 and 6 are the early heaven number of water element. 4 and 9 are early heaven number of metal element, which supports the water element.
  • If your gua number is 2, 5 or 8, you belongs to earth element. The propitious number of fishes for you is 2, 7, 5 and 10. In feng shui, 5 and 10 are the earth element. 2 and 7 are the early heaven number of fire element, which supports the earth element.
  • If your gua number is 3 or 4, you belong to wood element. The propitious number of fishes for you is 3 and 8. In feng shui, 3 and 8 are early heaven number of wood element.
  • If your gua number is 6 or 7, you belongs to metal element. The propitious number of fishes for you is 5, 10, 4 and 9. In feng shui, 5 and 10 are the number of earth, which supports metal element. 4 and 9 are early heaven number of metal element.

  • If your gua number is 9, you you belongs to fire element. The propitious number of fishes for you is 3, 8, 2 and 7. In feng shui, 2 and 7 are the early heaven number of fire element. 3 and 8 are early heaven number of wood element, which supports the fire number.

As far as the secret numbers, we will talk about them later on – making your fish tank as feng shui aquarium. See fish statue

42 thoughts on “Feng Shui Tips for How Many Fishes You Need in Fish Tank

  1. Sophia

    For our family whose Gua number would we use. Our family unit consist of a husband, wife eldest son and youngest daughter.

    Thank you for the interesting articles.

  2. Sasaline

    how to calculate if I would like to feed more than 10 fishes in a tank? Thanks

  3. admin Post author

    1-9 is one circle. If there is more than 9, you keep subtract 9 and get the reminder as the number.

  4. S.

    Oh no. I have a large fish tank which is higher than the heart.

  5. H.

    My gua number is 1. I have one fish, but would like to put another in the tank. However, according to this website, 2 fishes would not be auspicious.
    Your recommendation?

  6. NANDA KUMAR

    For our family whose Gua number would we use. Our family unit consist of a husband, wife eldest daughter and youngest son.

  7. Tak

    Our family consist of a husband,wife and twin daughters whose Gua number would we use?

  8. Tak

    thank you so much for sharing this info.
    all the best…..

  9. Geofrey Oliva

    We are a family of 4, my 18 yr old daughter will give birth in 3 months time. How should I calculate the gua if we live in one house and should I include the new member of the family?

  10. Vargheese

    My family consist of Husband,wife and two daughters whose Gua number would we use?

  11. manasi

    I m confused by this gua no calculation. My gua no is 6 n my husband’s 3 now all the auspicious directions given by ur calculator for me n my husband are totaly opposite. If in one house if we need to keep an aquarium I can’t put it at my best directon “West” bcoz the same direction is unauspicious destrying for my husband. Please advice now where to keep aquarium in our house. My birth date is 162982 n my husband’s 287979

  12. manasi

    My birthdate is 16th feb 1982 n my husbands 28th july 1979 pls advice the direction for the aquarium inour house

  13. Kanchan

    My husband’s gua no. is 1 and my gua no is 7. Which no. should I prefer to for direction of aquarium.

  14. Jerry

    We are staying in single hall house. There is no kitchen and bed room. we cooks and sleeps in the same hall. Can i buy a aquarium , if it is possible where should i keep it

  15. Anthony Gerald Caldeira

    I am confused by this gua no calculation. My gua no is 2 and my wife s is l now all the auspicious directions given by ur calculator for me n my wife are totaly opposite. If in one house if we need to keep an aquarium I cant put it at my best direction Northeast bcoz the samedirection isunauspicious destroying for my wife. Please advice now where to keep aquarium in our house. My birth date is 541962 and my wifes 25/2/1968.

  16. sabari

    Whose gua no: we should select if my family consist of me, my wife ,father,mother,& my daughter

  17. Bharathi Ramesh

    I am confused as my husband,s gua no. is 3 and my gua no. is 6 which direction I shoud keep fish tank and fountain in the house. MY house is facing almost North East and my date of birth is 04.04.1964 and my husband’s is 21.04.1961 to improve our health and wealth problems. I have 2 children one son and one daughter (younger)

  18. gopi

    direction of fish tank in my office ,office facing south

  19. Marine

    Very helpful article, thank you. Today I received a fish tank from friends with 5 fish. Without knowing they gave me the correct number of fish I needed according to my Gua number 🙂

  20. Henry

    What type of saltwater fish shall I have. I have one clown fish. Thinking about to add two more. One black/white clownfish to absorb negative energy. the third fish im not sure which type, any advice?

    My Gua number is 9, I think 3 is enuf, or shall i have 4 since the one is black and not consider the amount of lucky numbers of 3 “?

    Does Scrimps and hermit crabs consider as fish in feng shui?

    (copied from another website:
    One: New beginnings
    Three: Growth and development
    Six: Mentor luck
    Eight: Money and abundance
    Nine: Long life, considered the luckiest number)

  21. sanjay R

    Thanx for the beautiful article…. BT I hv a question my gua number is 6 and I hv 5 gold fishes 2 angel fishes one sucker fish and 2 snails in my tank…..is it OK or not ??can I keep them like as they are ??? Pls help me

    Regards

  22. admin Post author

    Yes, it is good to have 10 fishes total in your aquarium since your gua number is 6. Gua number 6 belongs to Metal element. 10-fish belongs to earth element which can support metal element.

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  24. Hari

    I have 11 fishes of different variety. I am male, living with wife and two boy kids. My birthday year 1973 December. Please. Reply

  25. admin Post author

    11-fish counts 1 fish. Gua number for who born in Dec. 1973 is 9. The propitious number of fishes for you is 3, 8, 2 and 7. In feng shui, 2 and 7 are the early heaven number of fire element. 3 and 8 are early heaven number of wood element, which supports the fire number. So you can add one or two fishes to your fish tank.

  26. Edward

    I have 4 fish tanks, do we count fishes in 1 tank or total in 4 tanks. My wife and me have kua number 6 and 7. Thank you so much.

  27. Jed

    How many fish tank can we have in our home? And can a fish tank be in the living and another be in the home office too?

  28. Reny

    my gua number is 7 and my husband is 8 and we have 15 fish is it OK..?…we have been having lately a lot of health issues..pls guide

  29. Rodney

    Please guide us if we have more than 10 fishes .. how do we calculate then ? What if we have a bigger tank and we want to keep more fishes .. how do we calculate then ? My Gua number is 6

  30. Lyn Green

    Hello we are starting an aquarium and I am gua 8. Would 20 fishes be counted as 10?

  31. Bert

    Hi, My Gua is 9 and My Wife Gua is 7. i have 7 goldfish does it will give luck for us and the number of fish is fine? Thanks for answer.

  32. Tina

    Hi admin, i have a fish pond in northwest area of our lot and my gua number is 9. I want to put 8koi fish and 9carp fish.. is it okey?

  33. admin Post author

    7 goldfish will be benefit for gua number 9. However your wife has gua number7. In order to consider not conflict to both of you, it is better to choose either 3 or 8 goldfishes.

  34. admin Post author

    If there are more than 10 fishes, you can divide the number of fish by 10. The remainder is as the fish number.

  35. Normie

    Hello I have 11 fishes in different variety, a single mom with 2 boy kids, my birthday year is November 1970. My fish tank is facing front door, i dont know if that is good, my fish are healthy and I always clean my tank. Please help me with regard of this, I appreciate it if you replied. Thank you ❤️

  36. Lundi Qwesha

    My Feng Shui Gua number is 2 as I was born 09 July 1980 and my fish tank has 9 goldfish of one is black and one koi fish positioned SW in my bed room, is there anything I need to change? In total I have 10 fishes in my fish tank. Is that a good number? Please advise

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