How many fishes must I rear?

[MarkG]

Cecil,
When you mention that having eight gold fish and one black gold fish in a fish tank is auspicious; does that mean the fish tank can only have 9 gold fish in it ? Can I add a "vacuum" fish to help clean up the fish tank ? Will that have any affect on Feng Shui ?
Please advice.
Thank you.
Regards.

[LG]

I wanted to ask the same question, however I read somewhere that there's a kind of "vacuum black fish" that can replace the black fish and that the number should always be an odd number. Confirmation to this will be appreciated.
Thanks
Luna

[Administrator]

Dear Luna,
Currently there are two methods at looking at the number of fishes to
`rear'.
Method 1:
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The most common method is based on general good numbers of fish i.e. fishes
should be numbering e.g. 5, 6, 8. (9 is still acceptable).
Method 2:
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The other method is based on your kua number ie. if your kua is Li or South,
you should rear 9 fishes. If your Kua number is Kan (North), you should rear
1 fish, if your Kua number is Chen or East, then you should rear 3 fishes.
Ideally, this is based on the breadwinner's Kua number
Conclusion
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Frankly, the easiest method is to follow ` Method 1' especially if you have
a large family and especially, the fish tank belongs to your family member
e.g. your child etc..
The vacuum black fish is I am not mistaken also called a `sucker' fish which
if there is a bigger fish around, clings to it to clean it or `cleans' the
fish tank.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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From: "Luna Ghobar"
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I wanted to ask the same question, however I read somewhere that there's a
kind of "vacuum black fish" that can replace the black fish and that the
number should always be an odd number. Confirmation to this will be
appreciated.
Thanks
Luna