it might have been the one i made from Thailand Dixon. I found no evidence that Dats are commercially farm bread. I visited 2 farms which claimed they had them, but they didn't. I gave up looking at farms after that.
Another poster from Sumatra posted information that the harvest of indos this year was massive and the middle men had so many fish they didn't know what to do with them. That would explain the massive influx of tiny indos in plastic bags being sold on the street at JJ market here in Bangkok that i saw. That's what originally got me interested in the subject because there where so many of them.
They now sell 3 bar indos as STs which have grown a little. Obviously vendors are trying to make a quick buck.
I also spoke to someone from the Department of Fisheries in Bangkok about the attempted breeding program for native STs at a research facility in Bungborapetch lake. I have been told that the program is still at the scientific level and has met with a little success, that could mean anything though. one fish in a million survival rate, 10% survival, all fry hatch deformed.... who knows. I can't get any exact information as of yet.
I also know that private farms are trying to get them breading but no one has sussed it out yet. I do believe they will though, i think the research facility will be the first place to crack the puzzle, then the information will be sold to the highest bidder on the black market. I also expect any future ST trade to be heavily regulated, similar to Arows.
Just to add a little more i also know a guy who sells NTTs exclusively, he's also a good source of information. He's the one who's told me the most about farm bread attempts. They all know it's a gold mine, especially with STs.
