An aquarium is one of Feng Shui’s most powerful adjustments, anchoring your intention for Wealth and abundance.
An aquarium instantly brings good Feng Shui into your space because it brings the colors, shapes and symblism of the Five Elements into your home or office:
- The Wood element for growth: in the live plants and green foliage;
- The Fire element for passion and excitement: in the colors of the fish and lighting in the tank. Fire may also be present if you place statuettes of people in your aquarium: the warmth of humanity strongly represents this element, and in anything that’s red or orange;
- The Earth element for stability: in the sand at the bottom of the tank, the earthy colors of your aquarium’s accessories, and its shape if it is square or rectangular;
- The Metal element for discernment, planning and organization: in the gleam of your shiny fish, in some of the parts of the aquarium, and in its shape if it is round;
- and, of course, the dominant Water element. Water is well-known to symbolize cash flow, so this is an extra-special benefit that an aquarium brings into your world.
Follow these four simple steps to set up a perfect Feng Shui aquarium.
1. It’s most auspicious that your aquarium contain nine fish because nine is the considered most powerful and auspicious Yang number in Feng Shui.
2. Eight goldfish and one black fish are ideal. The number eight represents prosperity, while the one black fish is said to absorb negative Chi. (Read more here about Feng Shui and numbers.)
3. Place your aquarium according to good Feng Shui principles. The linked article outlines the best placement for your aquarium in your home or office.
4. Keep your aquarium scrupulously clean. Wherever you place it, you’ll want to be sure that its energy is nourishing to you and your fish – keep the water clear, clean and flowing to reap all the abundance an aquarium can bring into your life.
Do you have an aquarium? How do you feel about the energy it creates in your space?
(photo courtesy of martina_rathkens on Flickr)
I want to have a small aquarium in my bedroom… is there anything that I can do to overcome bad fengshui?
i am an ofw,, im living in a dormitory,, i have a small aquarium in my bed its placing on the upper side of my bed,, is it bad? according to feng sui its not good in the bedroom but how is my case it literally on my bed side,,,
Thank you for your question. I recommend covering the aquarium at night, if you must keep it in your bedroom.
my door is in the north side. I want to keep my fish aquarium near the door,so that i can see it when i am going out. according to fengshui can you tell me on which side of the door should i keep my fish tank?Is on the left side of the door or the right side of the door? the shape of the fish tank is rectangular.
Hello Pratiksha, thank you for writing. The best place for your fish tank is on the side of the door that is opposite the door’s hinges, so that the aquarium is never behind the door. This way you will see it clearly every time you enter or leave your home. Thank you for a good question!
I am living with my wife in a small apartment. 1 bedroom/living room and kitchen. Recently my aquarium hobby “awaken” very badly and I decided to place 15gal fish tank in my “living room” which is my bed also locates. To make these two area seperate, I made DIY canopy over my bed as a screen. That canopy curtain feels really calming and romantic both for me and my wife. It really feels like my “mini” bedroom and I feel like the fish tank is not bothering us when we are in our “bedroom”. So what would you suggest for our situation?
In Feng Shui we say that if you are sleeping well and not having health or relationship troubles, what you are doing is working for you. I suggest leaving the aquarium where it is for the time being and only moving it if you begin to experience any problems.
I have a new aquarium in my living room. It is placed in the east side of the living room with a mirror across from it. I am also sitting across from my aquarium and the mirror is behind me. Is this fine?
Hi Joanna, it may be fine but I would have to see it on your floorplan. Let me know via email if you’d like me to take a look: ann@openspacesfengshui.com
thanks for helping! I just took some pictures, I will email you!
Hi Joanna, that’s great. Just want to let you know that I do charge a nominal $24.95 fee for answering personal email questions like this — it’s a way of creating a positive energy exchange for my work and honors Feng Shui’s Red Envelope tradition in a long-distance kind of way. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing your pictures! – Ann
My SW corner of living room is a bar top. Want to place a square but tall glass vase. Can I just put one fish or do I not put a fish in it? … would love to get beads and crystals in it. Thank you!
Hello Galina,
Any time you place a vase or large bowl as a Feng Shui adjustment, it’s best to keep something beautiful in it, like beads and crystals. This is because an empty vessel can symbolize emptiness in your life. If you put fish in it, it’s best to keep 9 (small) fish if possible for the best Feng Shui.
We have two fish tanks in our house., 1fish tank has 8 gold fish&1black., and the other fish tank has only 1 flower horn ., is that ok??
Hello Sandra,
The fish tank with the goldfish is very auspicious and excellent Feng Shui for your whole home. I am not familiar with the Flower Horn fish but if it is happy and healthy then that too will be good Feng Shui; you definitely don’t need two fish tanks with nine fish each!
I have two fish tanks one I kept in my living room and other I kept in front of the main door (entrance) and I kept on a shoe wooden rack .is it o.k?
Hello Sabha,
It may be ok, but it is very hard for me to know with such a small amount of information. If you’d like a mini-consultation about this please let me know. – all the best, Ann
Hello. I want to buy a fish aquarium for good luck, but problem is that I live in 1 bedroom-kitchen apartment, so I should buy a aquarium or not coz everybody said it is not good in bedroom and if buy then which direction is best.
Hello Shail,
For a small apartment such as yours, I would suggest a small aquarium that you can place in a position where it does not disturb you as you sleep.
Hearing the motor run, seeing the light and having an awareness of the aquarium during the night is not good Feng Shui in a bedroom because it disturbs your sleeping patterns and may affect you with its electronic energies.
Hi Ann..I have a small fish tank which I have kept on a closed wooden shoe rack and in north direction.is it OK?
Hi Palls,
I think it might be fine since it’s in the north direction, but would need more details to know for sure.
Hi Ann I am planning to keep my new aquarium on a closed shoe rack. There is a passage from the main entry which SW and that is the place where the existing shoe rack is. I live in a flat where the main door faces SE. Kindly advice as the north side has a big wall unit with tv.
Hello Smitha,
It is hard for me to advise you as I work in Form School Feng Shui, which lays the Bagua onto your floorplan according to the location of your front door, not compass direction. If you would like to send me your floorplan I would be happy to set up a mini-consultation with you.
Hi Ann,
I have bought a new aquarium and place in north side of living room, since my aquarium size is 40 gallons i have placed 14 fishes. i want to know how many fishes i can keep based on feng shui, would it be ok if i keep more than 9. Also, is that the right place to keep the aquarium. Thanks.
Hello Murali,
I suggest an odd number of fish (15 rather than 14) or a number that is a multiple of 9 (18, for example) for the best Feng Shui for your aquarium. As far as placement goes, this depends on the overall Feng Shui of your home and of this room, and also on your personal Feng Shui. If you would like me to take a look please ask your question and include a floor plan on my Ask Ann page. Thank you.