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How Do You Use a Feng Shui Fish Tank?

by: KyleRichey
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Fish are a very important part of Asian culture. Perhaps you've seen Chinese and other Asian artwork that includes koi or goldfish. You may also consider Asian water gardens that you can incorporate into your home and which include these types of very beautiful fish.

When you are using the science and art of feng shui, you might wonder how you can use a feng shui fish tank in your own home. How should you introduce it and where should you put it? Are there areas where it should not be kept?

Sometimes, in Feng Shui, Small Is Beautiful

If you think that a feng shui fish tank must necessarily be large, that's not really true. What feng shui wishes to incorporate is balance and simplicity. This means that if you try to incorporate a large fish tank into a small home or room, this will only lead to a more cluttered feeling, which is against feng shui principles.

Smaller aquariums will always do just fine, especially if they are in perfect balance to the room. Additionally, a true feng shui fish tank doesnt even need to be an aquarium at all. A small fishbowl with a just a goldfish or two, if properly maintained and displayed, can be quite sufficient.

This might be good news to you if you are on a budget and don't want to spend a lot of money on a large aquarium, in addition to spending a lot of money to both stock it and maintain it.

Where to Introduce Your Feng Shui Fish Tank

You are probably already familiar with the five elements, namely, wood, water, fire, earth and metal, that are the embodiment of feng shui. These elements are meant to complement one another and keep any one from overpowering a room or any particular area. This is where your feng shui fish tank comes into play. No doubt if you have a smaller tank or fishbowl, you will be using it as an accent to a room.

If your room consists of mostly browns or tans, the water element from the fishtank will balance it out. Bright colored fish are the best to use, perhaps orange or yellow, and they will offset warm earth tones.

It is a bad idea for your feng shui fish tank to have to compete with a stronger element. If you have a large fireplace in your family room, you shouldn't have a large aquarium in the same room. These elements are both strong and will conflict with one another, resulting in a lack of harmony and balance. In this case, you can either choose a smaller fish tank or place a large aquarium in another room where it is not competing against anything.

Therefore, you have to be careful where you place your fishbowl. You also need to make sure that it will complement your environment and your room. This will help ensure that you are using your feng shui fish tank in the way it should be used.

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About the Author

Want more decorating and feng shui tips? Read "Feng Shui Secrets Revealed", the ultimate beginner's guide to feng shui!  

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