Now normally I might disagree with the above statements on the basis that we feed feeder fish to our fish and no one seems to care. But hte difference between the feeders and the cichlids are that the feeders are only bred to be food. Whether you buy the feeder or not, it will eventually be bought by someone and it will meet the same fate.
Now one could argue the same argument vegetarians make (I am one) that by buying less (or none) of a product it helps reduce the amount the companies will produce (because they don't want to produce more than they can sell), but I think the two are not really comparable.
Anyway, the cichlids on the other hand can be found a home, so it is our (the ones who brought them into captivity for our amusement in the first place) moral obligation to at least try to give them as good a life as possible, rather than feeding a fish that could have been found a good home to another fish.
Not to be rude, but would you feed your jaguar to another fish if you got sick of it? Or maybe the better question is would you eat it yourself?
To me (correct me if i am wrong), you sound like a very impatient person, a trait rarely rewarded in this hobby.
