| The FishOrphans
National Fish Rescue Service is currently Free to private non-commercial
users and is unique.
We guarantee your pet a certified new
home for life. It will never be resold or passed to an inexperienced fishkeeper This 100 gallon tank was moved from Gloucester and set up recently at the London
Ambulance Service restroom in St.John's Wood
FishOrphans relies on donations
and rehomers without which it cannot
function and we always have a wide range of fishes requiring
specialist rehoming by experienced fishkeepers
Should you wish, you can donate to FishOrphans using any of the following cards
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Contact Gerald by
email for more details
DO NOT
ASK US TO RING YOU BACK ON A MOBILE NUMBER - send an email.
PLEASE
NOTE: OUR PONDFISH FACILITY IN CENTRAL LONDON IS CURRENTLY FULL
AND WE CANNOT REHOME ANY GOLDFISH OR PONDFISH AT OUR DROP - IN
FACILITY FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS UNTIL LARGER TANKS COME ONLINE.
Check our
rehomers list ** for
other local rehomers, or our
Filling
in Ponds link This
note does not apply to tropical fishes |
We freely* rehome all
**fishes, both
tropical and coldwater species ( and rarely marine species ) from home tanks, pools
and ponds . We guarantee your
pet a certified new home for life. It will never be resold or passed to an
inexperienced fishkeeper.
Our main storage unit is based in
London with other facilities in Cumbria,
the Midlands and South-East England. We need helpers in other areas.
DO NOT ASK US TO RING
YOU BACK ON A MOBILE NUMBER - send an email. With
ALL enquiries we need to know the area you are in but not your full address
IF
YOU ARE CLOSING DOWN YOUR POOL TO PROTECT YOUR SMALL CHILDREN PLEASE READ THE
PAGE LINKED HERE. Link
Unlike its larger and more well-known and publicized sister
services, such as the PDSA and the RSPCA ( neither of whom truly cater for fish)
we attempt to rehouse and rehome unwanted fishes, aquariums and aquatic pet
collections into environments where these will be warmly received and
maintained. It maintains from its own very limited charitable budget all tanks
and aquaria rehomed in Hospitals and Retirement homes.
The service is country-wide.
(Areas*
where
we currently have voluntary helpers.) All of
these helpers are expert fishkeepers, aquarists, or ichthyologists – many of
whom are able to call on their lifetime's experiences and expertise
in the maintainence of aquaria and specialised fish species.
The FishOrphans
website is sponsored by the Calypso Organization (www.calypso.org.uk
) and we are morally supportedby the International Federation of Online Clubs and Aquatic Societies www.ifocas.org
FishOrphans was formed in 1999 by Gerald Jennings and his wife, Wedad. Gerald is and has been a
fishkeeper and ichthyologist, both amateur and professional for over 40 years
and has written many books on fishkeeping and aquaria related subjects. He is also currently the European
Representative of the International Federation of Online Clubs and Aquatic
Societies (IFOCAS) which is the authoritative 'voice' of the aquarium community
worldwide.
No fishes or aquaria are refused **and it has saved many hundreds of
fish which have been relocated to display aquaria for public benefit. Some
caring owners who have had to part with their pets have made considerable
journeys to ensure they get safely to a FishOrphans tank. So far the record is a
300 mile return journey to save an 8” Plecostomus catfish that had seen better
days. It now happily resides in the Whittington NHS Trust Relatives Room and
could easily survive another couple of decades.
Much like a
recovery center, we will rehab the tank and
fish to get it ready for a new home.
Morningside Recovery is a center that can
assist with the treatment for people who require rehab and recovery from their
ailments. At
Morningside you can begin
your journey to recovery.
So, If you ever come across any abandoned or unwanted
fishtanks, equipment or
fish, email us
 using
This Link.
DO NOT ASK US TO RING
YOU BACK ON A MOBILE NUMBER -send an email. With
ALL enquiries we need to know the area you are in but not your full address
Likewise if you know of any deserving locations that, may be, could be
brightened up a little with a nice tank of tropical fish, let them know. WE
are looking for
permanent homes as well as temporary pods storage locations
We
rehome all fishes**, both
tropical and coldwater species ( and rarely marine species ) from tanks, pools
and ponds but we have difficulties in finding good new homes for large pool and
pond grown goldfish varieties. We generally have a range of these from 5"
to 10" overflowing from our limited storage areas so if
any readers have large pools or ornamental lakes that can take a few more fish
please contact us.
We can only
rehome pond fish in excess of 12" body length by special arrangement
This
tank was the first we established in the Relatives Room of A. & E. at the
Whittington NHS Trust in London
*
Companies and Corporations are charged a small administration fee to cover basic
costs
**
We reserve the right to refuse service for inappropriate enquiries and in cases
where we cannot help due to geographic or physical storage reasons.
Please
please note: We never "sell" donated fishes. All fishes are carefully rehomed to
selected volunteers or institutions
The
people linked to this site (below) support us so please help them if you ever can
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