So, about 10 minutes after I posted this, I looked in the tank and was filling out it's tentacles, and the clown was all over it.
completely making a liar out of me.. Then this morning it was all schrivelled up again. So, after seeing it last night make an almost complete recovery, I'll just keep an eye on it. Thank you guys for giving us hope, cuz I'd hate to loose this guy cuz he's beautiful when he's happy.