How do u deworm angelfish?

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Guys, I just got a pair of masked swallowtail angelfish, together with wrasses and a tang. They are all in the qt. I am going to start prazipro treatment, however, I am not sure if it is safe for angelfish. I talked to LFS, they told me to use only half dosage so that the angelfish won't get stressed out. I would like to find out the right deworm treatment. This is the first time that I have angelfish, any advice will be helpful.
 
I had flukes that piggybacked in on a couple anthias a few months back. I don't have any large angels, but my Lamarck's angel handled a full dosage treatment of Prazi just fine. At the advice of Mike & Terry, I also invested in a cleaner wrasse which worked wonders. As the flukes were started coming out of the fish during treatment, the cleaner wrasse was slurping them up like they were a delicacy!
 
I used Prazi on our emperor when we first got him while in QT. Full dosage didn't bother him at all.
 
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Angels can handle full dosage of Prazipro just fine, other praziquantel treatments can be more harsh than Prazipro. I do always start with half dosage on day 1 however, then other half on day 2 if the angel(s) seem fine.
 
I always do half dosage on day 1 and another half on day 2. Thanks guys. I will post pics soon
 

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