Can anyone help me ID this two Hitchhiker's?

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Hello everyone,
I find this Hitchhiker's that came in with few frags, that I brought from different LFS around, on a roadtrip. After the dip, I found these two in the rinse bowl. One is an anemone of some kind, but??. It is a majano or aiptasia? It's a good one, maybe?
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The other Hitchhiker is some sort of snail, it has a hard oval shell. I will like to know, if is reef safe or some sort of pest, or if are not controlled they become a headache?
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First one looks like an aptasia anemone - no good... remove frag from plug and toss plug.

Second looks like a stomatella snail?? The pink shell is usually the give away - a good guy
 
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Thanks Guys, I really wasn't sure about the anemone But it's going to the trash can...
And the stomatella I hope that will never need to crap them from the pumps. All in all not bad for a roadtrip... buajajajaja
I’m not sure on the anemone (though it doesn’t look like a “good” kind to me), but the second is a Stomatella snail - good guys.

First one looks like an aptasia anemone - no good... remove frag from plug and toss plug.

Second looks like a stomatella snail?? The pink shell is usually the give away - a good guy
 
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Stomatella- the best algae eater you can rarely buy that is reef safe and aptasia- keep removal simple- Scrape off with edge of a pairing knife or using a syringe or pipette, inject either lemon juice or better yet. . kalkwasser powder mixed with tank water into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject into the very center core and it will melt away
 
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