Various efforts have been made to increase the production of C. striata, one of which is the domestication and aquaculture development practices. Information about the aquaculture series of C. striata has been driven by the Mandiangin Freshwater Aquaculture Development Center (MFADC).
This paper discusses the application and sustainability of providing the good quality broodstocks and fingerlings of C. striata at MFADC. Furthermore, the performance of fingerlings applied to pond culture at the level of fish farmers also discussed and compared to the result of the previous applied research. Broodstocks production at MFADC is currently available as many as 2700 productive fish with an average size of 278.1 ± 47.34 g/male and 285.4 ±32.77 g/female. The resulting fecundity was 10162 ±296.67 eggs/female with Fertilization Rate 84.65 ±12.35% and Hatching Rate 79.23 ±21.44%. Fingerlings performance in fish farmer’s rearing ponds with a stocking size of 19.22 ± 4.60 g/fish and a stocking density of 70 fish/m2 resulted in a survival rate of 79.6% with a harvest size of 391.33 ± 48.04 g/fish during seven months of rearing period.
Internal and external factors that influence the success and sustainability of C. striata farming business are reviewed using a SWOT analysis with eight internal factors and six external factors. This study also produces five technical and non-technical recommendations for increasing production and ensuring the sustainability of the C. striata farming business which leads to multi-stakeholder synergy.