Is it necessary to have a no. of gold fishes

[CW]

Hi,
I live in an apartment and have a fish tank with seven gold fish. I had nine but one died and my one black fish turned gold like the others after a year. My fish tank is in the living room situated by the southeast wall. My question. Is it necessary to have a certain number of goldfish? I have read that 9 goldfish including one compatible black one is auspicious. Or is that unnecessary?

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Christina,
In my opinion, based on Chinese culture, there is a wish that good numbers
bring one luck.
Few people relate the relate the no. of fishes to one's kua number. But
rather, many people such as Chinese (Cantonese dialect) or Hong Kong people
spent money on `numbers'. For example, in my part of the country, we pay
bids for car numbers e.g. such single digit new car numbers such as 8 or 9.
Therefore, I feel that it would be nice to have the above number of fishes.
(Not compulsory thou). This is a separate matter from a Feng Shui audit
where the FS practitioner advise their clients to place a certain number of
fishes either gold or black to neutralise Sha Qi. In your case, I believe,
the fish tank is more for hobby purposes.
Using black gold fish is usually (most of the time used) to counteract Sha
Qi. But no harm if one has a few of such fishes in a hobby fish tank.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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From: "Christina Waymreen"
Hi,
I live in an apartment and have a fish tank with seven gold fish. I had
nine but one died and my one black fish turned gold like the others after a
year. My fish tank is in the living room situated by the southeast wall. My
question. Is it necessary to have a certain number of goldfish? I have
read that 9 goldfish including one compatible black one is auspicious. Or
is that unnecessary?