Help! Pests or Good guys?

[Falcon 6]

Hi all,

I just set up my aquarium last month, no fish yet, but everything is going really well. Since I live in Manila, Philippines, I used live rock from a local exporter and didn't have much of a cycle at all. The rock looks fantastic with tons of coralline algae, mini feather dusters, worms, and copepods in evidence everywhere.

But, I have a question about 2 of the larger inhabitants. Are they pests or should I leave them in? The first one looks like a small coral, anyone know what kind? The second looks like an anemone of some sort? Is it aptasia?!?:thumbdown

 

[mcgyvr]

Can't tell whats going on in the first pic..
Second looks like a curly cue anemone (cousin to the aiptasia but not the same)
http://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Coral-Reefs/Curlique-Anemone

 

[fishgate]

Looks like Aiptasia or Mojano - neither desirable and very hard to eradicate.

 

[coralmoral]

Not extreme pests; but, as fishgate said, I would get it out of there.

 

[whosurcaddie]

Don't physically remove it if its aiptasia or you will cause the population to grow. They reproduce by pedal laceration.

 

[mcgyvr]

Need better pics to confirm..
It does not look like aiptasia to me from what I see.

 

[Bolly28]

Pest?

Pest?

Hi, can anyone tell me what this is? Thanks in advance

 

[stelliofleondis]

Hi, can anyone tell me what this is? Thanks in advance

looks like a brittle star