LAST week we wrote about keeping a fish tank or aquarium in the house which is very popular in Feng Shui practices, but we did not mention the kind of fishes you should consider to get.
In Chinese culture, the symbol of fish has two attributed qualities, the first being the aspect of abundance because of the ability of fish to quickly reproduce in large quantities. The second is the Chinese word for fish which is “yu”, which is also pronounced the same way as abundance.
This is probably why most Chinese have a pond filled with fishes in their garden, an aquarium in the house or in their porch, or paintings or sculptures in the form of fish.
It is said that there are certain types of fishes that bring wealth and prosperity with the more popular being arowana, koi and goldish.
AROWANA
Arowana, also called the dragon fish, is undeniably the most-prized fish for Feng Shui wealth purposes. Depending on the size and age, an arowana can cost a lot, sometimes more than RM100,000.
There are people who are willing to buy the gorgeous creature no matter what the price tag is as the fish is said to bestow happiness, great love, health, wealth, prosperity and personal power to its owner.
Arowanas grow rather fast and can become quite dominant and more powerful as they mature.
That is the reason why you see many businesses or corporations having an aquarium in their lobby area with a huge arowana in it.
There are several Feng Shui placements for an aquarium with an arowana.
a) Southeast: The Southeast is the wealth sector and placing an arowana aquarium there will activate big money and great wealth.
b) North: The career sector is another auspicious placement for an aquarium.
c) East: The health sector will provide great health luck when an aquarium is placed here.
If you rather have a painting of an arowana, you can still easily capitalise on the wonderful luck energy of the fish.
KOI
Koi fish is the next best thing to keep after arowana and they come in several bright colours like red, yellow, orange, white, gold and black.
Those who follow Feng Shui principles will see them place nine (eight brightly coloured koi and one black koi fish) koi fish in the acquarium. It is believed that the black koi fish is purposely placed in the aquarium to neutralise bad luck.
Koi has a powerful and energetic life force, demonstrated by its ability to swim against currents and even travel upstream. Some of the characteristics associated with the koi include good fortune, success, prosperity, longevity, courage, ambition and perseverance.
Some people who dislike keeping an aquarium will instead resort to keeping paintings of koi in a stream.
GOLDFISH
Goldfish is common in most households as they are cheaper and easier to maintain then an arowana or a koi.
Again, if you want to rear fish then it is better to have nine of them in the aquarium including a black one.
Black goldfish is reared as a symbol of protection.
If the black goldfish dies suddenly while the gold coloured ones living in the same aquarium are still alive, then it is believed that the black goldfish has absorbed the negative energy that has come your way and died protecting you.