Just to update...
I hesitate to say anything, but I think Speedy might still be alive. I left him in the tank because I wasn't sure initially, and I did see nassarius moving toward and around him but didn't see them actually eating him... this morning he's moved and appears to be upright, attached to a rock (last night he was upside down on the sand). I'll be watching him through the day, but amazingly I think he might be recovering from whatever happened to him. He did drop a number of spines, but as of now hasn't lost any more and doesn't seem to be decomposing or anything. I really hope he's alright, he's become one of my favourite reef inhabitants.
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