Well, the bullying got bad and I had to move my Tiger out of the tank. He never could leave the corner and was made miserable by my lutino mostly, but then my RD too. Should I leave him in the new tank or should I give him a chance back with them again now that hes been out for a few days.

Not sure if the separation needs to be permanent or temporary. It didnt affect eating and he didnt have major damage just couldnt leave the corner and that just seemed abnormal for a fish not to be able to swim about. Hes now with my JD and they both stay away from eachother. JD stays in a cave, tiger stares at the wall all day, out and about, but still stares at himself and the wall all day.

My lutino seems to have mental issues, hes much more active than the tiger in the other tank and ferociously swims back and forth, digs holes, and attacks rocks. He has problems...and the sad part is that the lutino was the one that used to be kept in the corner all day but when the tables turned he was worse off.

every one else gets along, just not them.

I would leave them separated for a week or so before putting him back. When you do put him back rearrange all the tank decor.

All fish are different and some are more agressive than others. RD are generally more aggressive than oscars and you may find that if you grow him on and put him back in the tank they may get on or more likely he will bully the oscar. When it come to aggression with the types of fish we keep its generally a matter of seeing what happens and keeping your fingers crossed

yeah, the RD even though he is small, I can still tell from his personality that he is going to be bad ass. He has a childlike essence about him and even when my lutino will chase him he will run and all but still act like he doesnt even care that much.

My tiger just is getting the short end of the stick. The lutino and RD are together alot, almost like that whole pecking order thing. Its almost like he trained him to be like him. Poor RD was worse than lutino sometimes. Lutino would usually chase him to the corner and sit and then do a few victory laps. Every so so they will face off and open up really wide. Then it got to the point where the RD would actually chase hime OUT of the corner he was already in and make him go to the corner that he wanted him in. Both are bullys and are now digging countless holes and swimming around like crazy. Could they be looking for him?

two things are in the offing: nesting or territorial dominance.

i hope the latter...rd and oscar nesting??? naw to strange... i think they both are males.

should I get some dither fish to keep them occupied elsewhere and away from each other? I think that could help with aggression if they had someone else to chase or mess with aside from each other. Some of these other fish are so docile they could help with the problems!