Koi is the most prized fish in the feng shui world. A decorative variety of carp, koi come in several bright colors such as red, yellow, blue, white and sometimes black. The typical number for Koi fish in a feng shui aquarium is 9 (8 brightly colored koi and 1 black koi fish). The black fish is there to neutralize bad luck.

You can also find feng shui cures with 2 koi fish, this being a feng shui cure to attract love and fidelity. There are also paintings with any number of koi fish in a stream, which is used to represent a fresh flow of abundance. Still, best numbers are considered either 9 or multiples of 9. Such as 99, 36, 999 etc.

阴阳鱼也称“太极图” 它是反应我国传统哲学中辩证思想的一种象征性符号，由图形上看，由黑白两个鱼形图案拼成一个完整的圆形，喻示着阴阳（按现在的哲学名词，“阴阳”可以理解为“矛盾的两个方面”）相互转化又相互对立的基本道理，由鱼尾至鱼头，是阴或阳由弱小到壮大的一个过程，鱼眼（黑鱼中的白点或白鱼中的黑点）代表着阴中有阳、阳中有阴，阴阳相互依存的关系，呈旋转对称的（鱼头衔鱼尾）的图形表示阴阳之间是可以相互转化的，即阳盛极而阴生，阴盛极而阳生。同时黑白分明又表示阴阳之间是相互克制的。

阴阳共同拼合成一个完整的圆形，表示阴阳是一个整体，是不可分割的意思。过去所谓“一阴一阳谓之道”，“独阴不生、孤阳不长”都是这个道理。

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