Speaking from experience, you could say that that oscar tank is his now. I went through similar situation. My advice is if you are serious in this hobby, get another tank for yourself. After all, he is your father, you could nicely explain to him that the next tank is yours and he should enjoy this current tank. If you have the funds, get a larger capacity canister filter for this tank, the waste production will increase. Add more hardy plants in the tank too!
As for aquascaping, I find with the plants, it adds a real naturalism experience. Most, if not all oscar tank are bare, but it shouldnt be the case. Maybe, back in the day, they were not known on how to set up an oscar tank but I believe changes are a good thing. Look at arowana keeping, it was kept in a large bare tank but over time, people added live plants to simulate their original environment of the river. In my opinion, you could be starting a new trend! Be proud of your creation!
Hope this helps!
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