Contact

The fish helpline uses the services of a professional laboratory for screening and testing for K.H.V., S.V.C., V.H.S., chronic bacterial infections. and blood tests.

Lawrence Belshaw Aquatic Pathologist 31 Macauley Street, Sinfin, Derby, England, DE24 9HA
Tel	+44 (0)1332 761673
Mobile	+44 (0)7889 540083

Distance no object

Opening Hours
Clinic: Saturday all day - best to phone first. Phones and clinic open 9.am till 6pm.
Sunday: closed (but will answer for emergencies only) The fish clinic is open on Sundays for callers with appointments only.
Week Days: phones and clinic open 8am-8pm. Clinic by appointment only. (advice calls on 07889540083 7days 6-8pm).

Photos
If you want to send a photo of your sick fish, then attach your digital photograph to an email and send it with your name and contact details to: enquiries@fish-helpline.co.uk.

You cannot send a photo using the form on the right, but if there is more information then use the form as well. Make sure you also tell us a photo is being sent separately.

VAT number: GB 890 6400 21

	Contact The Fish Helpline
Name *
Email *
	Water Test Information
Test Kit date of purchase	mm / yy
	Please enter your test results
Ammonia
Nitrate
Nitrite
pH
kH
Temperature.	^o C or ^o F
	Drug Dosage Section
Pond Size	(Gallons please) Gals = (Length x Width x Depth in feet) x 6.23
Drug to be used
	Symptoms (Please only tick those symptoms that apply)
	Abdomen swollen and deformed, no raised scales
	Abdomen swollen, no scales raised, lump on one side
	Algae spots on skin
	Babies dying off in large numbers
	Black spots appearing
	Bulging eyes
	Clamped fins
	Colour changes/spreading white
	Fish wasting away
	Other fish sucking/picking flank
	Flashing/scratching
	Gasping at the surface
	Gills swollen open
	Head down, tail near surface
	Hole in the gill cover
	Jumping
	Laying on the bottom of pond
	Laying over on side on pond bottom
	Leaning up, head to the surface
	Milky skin
	Mouth rotting off
	Pale gills
	Red belly
	Red sores
	Red spots
	Rolling/torpedo/fearlessness
	Scales standing out all over the body
	Scales standing out on part of the body
	Small areas of raised scales
	Spitting out food.
	Eats but doesn't swallow, getting thinner.
	Split fin
	Tufty white cottony material on skin
	Ulcers
	Very red fins
	White eye
	White spots
	White waxy hard droplets in fins and tail
	Worms under scales = spiral under the scales
	Please tell me as much as you can, including what have you used in your pond/tank - this means everything need brand-names, amounts and dates whereever possible.
Enquiry and further information
	* Required fields

(Symptoms list courtesy of Koi Vet )