When we bought our current house, it came with tank and inhabitants (that's how I got into this crazy hobby!). The seller asked us whether we wanted to keep the tank or not. We said yes, and wrote it into the offer (just like appliances), but didn't specifically mention contents and accessories (sump, pumps, etc). But he left us everything (and gave me some quick saltwater lessons).
There was also a pond in the back with some big Koi in it. He specifically asked to take the Koi a month or so later, to move to his new pond with his new house. That, too, was in the contract. I was fine with that, and ended up with a bunch of left over baby Koi in the sump pond anyway which I then transferred into the main pond. They are now all big. So that turned out fine for me too.
So in my case, it all worked out OK. But it helped by talking first and then specifying some details in the offer contract.
In your case, I would not want to jeopardize the sale falling through in a bad market. So would just give him what he wants. Probably a lot cheaper than hiring another lawyer or having a court battle over it.
But with real estate, it is not uncommon for both sellers and buyers (the real estate agents put them up to this) to try and wangle some last minute stuff out of a deal. Sad, but that's why you need to be vigilant with your own real estate agent when drafting offers (or counter offers).
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