PROTOTIPE OF INTENSIVE CATFISH (Clarias sp.) CULTURE IN CIRCULAR POND SYSTEM AS MATERIALS FOR EXTENTION AND DISSEMINATION TO FISH FARMERS  

In line with the development of some intensive catfish farming systems in Indonesia, ABC Karawang conducted to test the feasibility of its technology systems before being disseminated to the catfish farmers. The activities carried out by comparing some farming systems that have been developed in Indonesia. The fourth systems it will compare the feasibility of infrastructure, aquaculture technology and economic analysis. In this activity compared to the growth, survival (SR), feed conversion rate (FCR), water quality and business feasibility analysis. Results showed that ADG ranged from 1.15 to 1.69, survival ranges from 90-100% and FCR ranged from 1.1 to 1.4. Measurement of water quality parameters showed different results from the type of organism that grows in pond, fluctuations in pH, temperature, DO, the amount of sediment and water colors. Results of feasibility analysis shows that the results did not significantly different between treatments. At prototyping infrastructure to generate a decent income, it takes at least 12 units of circular pond diameter 3 m(for 1 module), with margin ranging between Rp. 4.000.000-5.000.000 per month. The result has been used as a reference by ABC Karawang to do extention and dissemination of intensive catfish farming in circular pond for farmers in 2015. The Pilot has been tested at several locations in West Java (Karawang), Central Java (Brebes, Pemalang, and Magelang) as well as in East Java (Malang and Kediri. Total circular ponds have been constructed abouth 144 circular pond diameter of 3 m (12 modules) in 10 locations, with its target productions abouth 63000 KG catfish for 4 months.