well then your oscar needs to come talk to my oscar about being nice and leaving plants alone, lol. i tried once with some anubias back when he was just 4 or 5 inches long and they stayed rooted all of 10 minutes. since then, if it isn't plastic or driftwood, it isn't safe in his tank. heck, the intake tube of the canister filter isn't even safe, just watched the bugger knock it down for the third time this week.............