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I did not want to have to join this discussion but....

Even if it does look the "exact same" a photo in water would still really help
 

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Not in this case, unfortunately.

A soft coral or shroom is a solid guess, as is an anemone. The first pic seems to show at least one small hole/siphon-looking spot on the object, so it may also be a colonial tunicate of some kind (I doubt it's a sponge due to the color pattern).

This one may be easier to figure out once it has had some time to recover.

Also, just as a note generally, if the critter is soft/"blobby" then taking pics of it in the water is a good idea (even if it does look exactly the same above the water, taking pics of it in the water will assure everyone that they know what they're looking at isn't distorted by being out of the water).
 

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