unknown disease~~~please HELP!!

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I'm new here, can someone help me?

Ok first my platy had it. It started out with a little white patch on the side of its body, then it starts to look like the skin is peeling off where the white patch is. Then she developed little limps under her skin. A few days later the lumps strated to turn red. Then she died. I have no idea what it was but now my molly looks like it has the samething. Does anyone now what this is? What meds should i try to get rid of it? I had her in a hospital but she was spazing out. I felt so bad, i put her back in the tank. I don't think it is contages because she got it like a month after my platy died. Should i keep her in the hospital even though she was doing flips to get out? I would love some help with this. I would post a pic but you can't really see it good because she is black.
 
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I'd suspect an internal parasite, compounded by a bacterial infection. Isolation is a must. The time delay is not significant for a parasite--most parasites life cycle is more than a few days. Remove the fish to quarantine, and get an anti-parasite food--more effective than a water based treatment.
 
Can you post a bit more information - tank size, cleaning schedule, water test results, any medications/treatments you've tried, etc?
Take a look online for 'fish disease symptoms' etc. and see if you can find out what you think they might have - it's a mystery to me. The redness and skin peeling off makes me think of something bacterial, but the lumps are something I've never heard of.
For now, I'd suggest doing a 50% water change every day (because a clean tank will help fish recover from any illness, it never hurts).
You might want to add some salt to the water - mollies generally like having some salt anyway, so unless there are fish in the tank that don't tolerate it, salt won't hurt and it helps the fish secrete more protective slime which helps prevent bacteria/fungus from attaching to the skin.
If there is no salt in the water now, you want to acclimate the fish gradually. If at any point they seem uncomfortable, stop adding salt and change some of the water to remove some salt if you need to.
 
Ok here is more info. It is a 29 gl tank. I have 3 mollies, 3 platies, 4 adult fancy guppies, 8 teenage guppies, 2 endlers, 2 cordys, 2 dwarf gouramis. The temp is 80, and i add 1 tablespoon of salt to every 5 gls. I do a 25% water change including vaccuming gravel once a week. I have been useing aquarsol as treatment. Ummm... I don't have a ph test kit yet. Please tell me if you need more info.
 
OG is very knowledgeable, I'd follow her advice and isolate the affected fish. The only fish in your tank likely to react negatively to the salt are the corys - keep an eye on them and lower the salt if they're showing signs of stress.
You can also ask at an aquarium store if you have one near where you live - that's where you'll need to go to get antiparasitic foods as well.
Keep us posted, hope OG nailed it and you can get rid of the parasite/bacterial infection.
 
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