All of our Dottybacks are farm-raised from Ocean Reefs & Aquariums in Florida. This means that your new fish will be well aclimated to tank life, it's all they have ever known and they will be more hardy. So you get a better fish and you protect the ocean. You'll pay more for farm-raised fish, we think it's well worth the extra price tag and as a bonus, we offer all of our farm-raised fish with a 10 day live guarantee.