diff --git a/setup-base-asahi.sh b/setup-base-asahi.sh
index f69bc04..38623b1 100644
--- a/setup-base-asahi.sh
+++ b/setup-base-asahi.sh
@@ -85,23 +85,13 @@ dnf install -y \
 
 ok "Pakete installiert"
 
-# asciiquarium (Perl-basiert, nicht in Fedora-Repos)
-echo ""
-perl -MTerm::Animation -e1 2>/dev/null || cpan -T Term::Animation
+# asciiquarium-ng (Python-Port, von git.motocamp.de)
 if ! command -v asciiquarium &>/dev/null; then
-    curl -fsSL https://robobunny.com/projects/asciiquarium/asciiquarium_1.1.tar.gz -o /tmp/asciiquarium.tar.gz \
-        && tar xzf /tmp/asciiquarium.tar.gz -C /tmp \
-        && cp /tmp/asciiquarium_1.1/asciiquarium /usr/local/bin/ \
+    curl -fsSL "https://git.motocamp.de/rene/asciiquarium/raw/branch/main/asciiquarium_ng.py" \
+        -o /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium \
         && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium \
-        && ok "asciiquarium installiert" \
-        || warn "asciiquarium uebersprungen"
-    # Patch: beliebige Taste beendet asciiquarium (statt nur 'q')
-    if [ -f /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium ]; then
-        sed -i '/\$in eq .q.*quit/d' /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium
-        sed -i "s/elsif( \$in eq 'r'/if   ( \$in eq 'r'/" /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium
-        sed -i "/\$in eq 'p'.*paused/a\\\t\t\telsif( \$in ne ERR ) { quit(); }   # Any key exits" /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium
-    fi
-    rm -rf /tmp/asciiquarium*
+        && ok "asciiquarium-ng installiert" \
+        || warn "asciiquarium-ng uebersprungen"
 fi
 
 # ── 6. WireGuard VPN ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/setup-base.sh b/setup-base.sh
index ff4b981..3f40337 100755
--- a/setup-base.sh
+++ b/setup-base.sh
@@ -153,25 +153,17 @@ apt install -y \
 || { fail "apt install fehlgeschlagen"; dpkg --configure -a; apt install -f -y; }
 ok "Pakete installiert (apt)"
 
-# asciiquarium (nicht in apt verfuegbar, manuell installieren)
-# benoetigt Term::Animation (ebenfalls nicht in apt, daher via CPAN)
-apt-get install -y libcurses-perl -qq
-perl -MTerm::Animation -e1 2>/dev/null || cpan -T Term::Animation
+# asciiquarium-ng (Python-Port, von git.motocamp.de)
 if ! command -v asciiquarium &>/dev/null; then
-    curl -fsSL https://robobunny.com/projects/asciiquarium/asciiquarium_1.1.tar.gz -o /tmp/asciiquarium.tar.gz \
-        && tar xzf /tmp/asciiquarium.tar.gz -C /tmp \
-        && cp /tmp/asciiquarium_1.1/asciiquarium /usr/local/bin/ \
-        && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium \
-        && ok "asciiquarium installiert" \
-        || warn "asciiquarium uebersprungen"
-    # Patch: beliebige Taste beendet asciiquarium (statt nur 'q')
-    # r=Redraw und p=Pause bleiben erhalten
-    if [ -f /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium ]; then
-        sed -i '/\$in eq .q.*quit/d' /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium
-        sed -i "s/elsif( \$in eq 'r'/if   ( \$in eq 'r'/" /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium
-        sed -i "/\$in eq 'p'.*paused/a\\\t\t\telsif( \$in ne ERR ) { quit(); }   # Any key exits" /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium
+    if command -v python3 &>/dev/null; then
+        curl -fsSL "https://git.motocamp.de/rene/asciiquarium/raw/branch/main/asciiquarium_ng.py" \
+            -o /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium \
+            && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium \
+            && ok "asciiquarium-ng installiert" \
+            || warn "asciiquarium-ng uebersprungen"
+    else
+        warn "asciiquarium: python3 nicht gefunden, uebersprungen"
     fi
-    rm -rf /tmp/asciiquarium*
 fi
 
 # fastfetch (nicht in apt verfuegbar, .deb von GitHub)