Catching only the 1" fish in the wild instead of the bigger ones would mean that there would be a sufficient amount of adult specimens in the wild for that can spawn to meet hobbyist demand reason being dats take years to sexually mature. Its also a good way to keep their numbers sufficient in the wild to prevent overfishing of them which might lead a similar ban to the Siamese tiger datnoid. ( my own opinion )
There are no breeding records of dats in Singapore from what i know. Prices are low now probably due to season. Better stock up on them now!!!