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.

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

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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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