I know little of datnoids, but i know people. Ive always suspected the rumors that ST were extinct in the wild were marketing ploys, designed to drive up prices of an already exclusive fish. Its always smacked of hubris (to me, anyway) that people think themselves of such import that they can so easily wipe out another species. Bah, humans....
Only thing that will ever solve anything about these fish is genetic evidence. There will always be someone from another camp claiming its a hybrid, fake, convincing poser. And there will always be shady claims of secret lakes and breeding operations that are so conveniently never confirmed with any evidence. So much cash involved and over what? A difference in stripe patterns?
You dat people are nuts lol