Our Story
"We fulfill expectations of importers for quality, colourful fish..."
Angel Aquarium (Pvt) Ltd is a dedicated fish breeding and exporting company established as far back as 1985. It is situated sprawling amidst palm groves, overlooking the scenic beauty of Bolgoda Lake in Piliyandala in its original setting. Angel Aquarium (Pvt) Ltd has expanded largely into a number of suburban areas, opening additional freshwater ornamental fish farms at Bandaragama, in Kalutara district and Lunugamvehera in Hambantota district.
The company exports fish mainly to Australia, Japan, Germany, U K and so more countries. The driving force behind this undertaking is Rohan L. Fernando, managing director and chairman of
this enterprise. He possesses wide and valuable experience in the field of aquarium fish breeding and maintenance. He also became its 2nd curator. Rohan has participated in several international trade fairs in the field of ornamental fish sponsored by relevant government agencies.
Unilever Ceylon Ltd., was one of the first multinational companies to harness his immense wealth of experience. He supervised their Shrimp Aquaculture project at Seeduwa, Negombo. His experience in the field of ornamental fish has made him serve as a consultant to many ornamental fish farms in Sri Lanka. In 1978, he successfully bred a rare variety of fish, the Cardinal Neon Tetra, a native of the Amazon river, promoting captive breeding of fish that need to be conserved in their natural habitats. Rohan not only breeds fish but graciously passes on that knowledge to aspirants in the field of aquaculture. He served as a lecturer to the Fish Group of the Young Zoologists' Association in Sri Lanka. We specialize in 24 Guppy varieties additional another 20 varieties of Guppies. The fish cultured and grown in our farms leave the aquarium grounds as a direct export or they are sold to local exporters.
He is consultant to many fish farms in Sri Lanka and in advisory committee in Export Development Board,NAQDA,Director for Chamber of commerce Hambanthota District and vice president at Live tropical fish exporters association of Sri Lanka.
The past 30 years have seen our company steadily grow and consolidate into one of the leading exporters in the Sri Lankan ornamental industry. We have also become one of the top producers of Guppy in the country through the four farms that we presently operate in various parts of the country.