'Help me get back to what I do best... rescuing monster fish', begs wildlife lover

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A man who shares his home with hundreds of ‘monster fish’ and reptiles he rescues from all over the north west has launched a campaign to rebuild his collection worth more than £60,000 after they were wiped out the New Year’s Day floods in Platt Bridge.

The foul water that inundated the area around Templeton Road and Walthew Lane killed large Lungfish that escaped from his home after it was submerged in several feet of water.

Craig Anderson, 26, went into action early on New Year’s Day when awoke to find the ground floor of the property where keeps his fish tanks and cages under water.

He knocked on the doors of neighbours and helped firefighters who he warned to keep out of the water because some of the fish that escaped were potentially dangerous. “Out of 2,500 fish I kept here, I have only five left,” he said. “The rest have died because of how polluted the water was.” Craig, who has a dangerous animals licence and who gives lectures in schools and colleges about the creatures, has now launched a GoFundMe appeal to rebuild his stock of fish and reptiles.