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# asciiquarium

> Display an animated aquarium in ASCII art inside the terminal.
> See also: `cmatrix`, `cbonsai`, `pipes.sh`.
> More information: <https://robobunny.com/projects/asciiquarium/html/?page=2>.

- Start `asciiquarium`:

`asciiquarium`

- Pipe the output through `lolcat` for rainbow colors:

`asciiquarium | lolcat`

- Toggle [p]ause:

`<p>`

- [r]edraw aquarium and all entities:

`<r>`

- Exit `asciiquarium`:

`<q>`
