 In 2012, it was successfully reproduced in the Breeding Center of An Giang Province of Vietnam.In 2010, the Vietnam National Breeding Center released 50,000 young giant barbs into the Tien River in Dong Thap province Vietnam, but a survey showed that only a few of them survived long enough to reach a weight of over one kilogram.At Mae Klong River in the area of Samut Songkhram Province, central Thailand.