| In Feng Shui, water symbolizes wealth. The | | | | health of the people living in the house (or |
| word "fish" in Mandarin is pronounced the | | | | working in the office) instead of attracting |
| same way as "excess". That's the reason why | | | | wealth.The best fish tank (strictly from a |
| rearing fish is one of the most effective | | | | Feng Shui perspective) is a circular fish |
| ways to bring you wealth so that you can | | | | tank.Why are circular fish tanks the |
| enjoy a life of excess.To be able to activate | | | | best?First, circular fish tanks do not have |
| the wealth energies in your home, shop or | | | | sharp corners (or "poison arrows") which can |
| office, you'll need to learn how to set up an | | | | be detrimental to your health.Second, a |
| aquarium in the right way.When I'm talking | | | | circle belongs to the Metal element. And |
| about setting up your aquarium in the right | | | | according to the Cycle of Birth of the Five |
| way, I'm neither talking about water | | | | Elements, Metal melts into a liquid state |
| temperature nor am I talking about ammonia | | | | when subjected to intense heat. Hence, Metal |
| and nitrite levels. I'm talking about how to | | | | is said to give birth to Water (Wealth).The |
| set up the aquarium based on the principles | | | | conventional rectangular tank (with 90-degree |
| of Feng Shui to attract wealth.Where do you | | | | corners) is considered neither good nor bad |
| place your aquarium?The location of your | | | | so if you can't find a circular tank, go for |
| aquarium is very important since you want to | | | | the rectangular ones.How many fish should I |
| place it where it's most ideal to accumulate | | | | keep?The number of fish you should rear will |
| wealth energies.Of the four sectors of your | | | | depend on your element.If you belong to the |
| house, the front and the back have the | | | | Water element, you should have either 1 or 6 |
| biggest impact on your wealth. It's not | | | | fish.If you belong to the Fire element, you |
| advisable, however, to set up your aquarium | | | | should have either 2 or 7 fish.If you belong |
| at the back of your house.The back of the | | | | to the Wood element, you should have either 3 |
| house, where the bedrooms are usually at, is | | | | or 8 fish.If you belong to the Metal element, |
| a sector that should be kept peaceful and | | | | you should have either 4 or 9 fish.If you |
| quiet. Since there's too much activities and | | | | belong to the Earth element, you should have |
| movement generated by the aquarium with the | | | | either 5 or 10 fish.It doesn't mean that the |
| fishes swimming and the filter pumping away, | | | | more fish you have, the more wealth you'll |
| it's recommended that you place the aquarium | | | | attract. The number of fish you keep should |
| in the front sector near the front | | | | depend on the size of your fish tank. |
| door.What's the shape of your fish tank?You | | | | Afterall what you want is a thriving |
| may not know this, but the shape of your fish | | | | aquarium.What types of fish should you |
| tank is an important factor that you need to | | | | keep?In general you can keep any kind of fish |
| pay attention to when setting up the | | | | although the arowana, flower horn fish (Luo |
| aquarium.Buying a fish tank of the wrong | | | | Han) and goldfish are good for attracting |
| shape may actually adversely affect the | | | | wealth. |