If someone raises cichlids just to be feeders then is this considered whats best for the fishes to keep them alive and happy? Well this can go on and on...about whats a true hobbyist is, but the reason why my definition is what it is: Convict, Jack, Jag, owners are a dime a dozen like Toyota Corrola, Ford Focus, Honda Civic owners. But "True" car hobbyist would have Toyota MR2, Ford Mustang classics, Honda S2000.
Quote on Quote because its my opinion, but my reason is the very reason why Festae, Friedrichstahli, even Rays, etc., are extinct in Fresno and its surrounding counties. The only ones that will pay $50-100 for shipping or drive 4 hours to get rare fishes are "True". Still this is a GREY area, and never black and white.
And those who have not spent that kind of money, by all means I am not discrediting you as a "True" hobbyist