it is ick it looks like grains of salt ive had ick b4. the tank has been running for about a year or 2. i have just started the ich attack treatment yesterday. it says on the bottle to change the water after treatment those that means after every time i put in the meds or after its all gonehybridtheoryd16;2671787; said:Just because its white does not mean it is ick. If the salt and high temp have not cured it in 10 days, I would bet that it is Columnarius and this noramlly looks like the fishes skin is peeling and whitish. And ick on the other hand just looks like the fish is covered in grains of salt. A picture would help alot here as well. But if it is columnarius then a good treatment would be a antifungal medication coupled with a antibiotic. I would suggest jungle labs brand fungus clear tablets. they have everything needed to fight columnarius and also a antibiotic to fight off any secondary infection all in one easy to use tablet.