Or.....beyond tank size, are there the moral ethics in the removing wild fish from the wild?
Yes and no, these are some of the most common cichlids in Panama, so my dent is pretty minor compared to say what a bird might take in a day.
My hope is, that if they spawn for me, and the tank remains disease free, I may take a bucket full of juvies back to San Martin.
The most flagrant damage I see here, are the from commercial ocean fishing fleets, that haul up entire schools, and all that goes with them. 10 years ago, there were sharks in the waters off Taboga, no one has seen one in the last 7, and the size of fish in a normal catch (such as Chilean sea bass, and red snapper) have been declining steadily.
I only buy from the cool/line guys.