Help-Ick or something else?

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Comments or help would be appreciated.

3 days ago I noticed some small white specks on my little endi bicher. Having dealt with Ick in the past I began treating with heat/salt and some malachite green. Two days later I notice that the problem has progressed, there are even white specks on the plant leaves in the tank, as well it is a bare bottom tank and I can see specks on the bottom. I realize that these may be the cysts as they fall off.
What really baffeled me is that a piece of uneaten beef heart put in at night, the next morning was covered in specks?????????????????????????????????????

I am continuing to treat for ICk, but is there anything else this might be, so far the fish has the specks on his fins and a few on his body, I tried to get pics but the quality is next to useless.

Thanks
Joe
 
This is a 10 gallon tank with one 4" endi in it. As I look now there are probably 100 "specks" on the bottom of the tank.
Also the specks on the fish appear to be more in the slime coat than actually embedded in the fish?????
It has been awhile since I have had to deal with ick.

Again, could this be anything else???
 
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