upset in the 45

My angels spawned again yesterday. I saw them cleaning anubias leaves two days ago but never saw them actually laying the eggs. They're very neat and tidy this time, all the eggs fit perfectly on one leaf surface. But- it was the day I intended to lift several hardscape pieces out of the tank and re-fasten things with fishing line- a lot of the rubber band ties have broken and several plants were floating around- including one large anubias. I did half the water change so level was lower, and lifted out all the small wood anchors first. Pleased to see that my crypt undulata has new white roots

and a tiny new plantlet growing from rhizome offshoot.

I retied a few more smaller plants but didn't get any more photos, being anxious to get the work done and do it carefully to avoid upsetting my angelfish. Not too successful at that. The last plant that needed to be retied went on the same large wood hardscape as the anubias they'd laid the eggs on. Opposite end, but still. I didn't want to lift it out of the tank- I am not trying to save this batch but I didn't want to freak the parents out too much. I tied a large loop of fishing line and worked it over the bare end of the wood, then tried to wedge the plant back under it, pull the ends to tighten, and trim the line. All this in small stages stepping back from the tank between each step to give the fishes a break. They were attacking me. At first it was kind of funny- Skye didn't really nip, it felt like he was just tapping my hand with his mouth- I don't know if he doesn't feel as passionate about being protective as the female, or doesn't strike as hard because of his old mouth injuries?

M Beautiful, she really went after me. At first just taps but then she started ramming hard, over and over, from further distances to get more force behind it. I'd lift my hands out after each strike she made and step back for a few minutes- mostly because it was a bit distracting- didn't really hurt me- but also because I thought it would make her think she was succeeding in driving me away. But she was so determined it got hard to finish the small task I was trying to do, so I did something mean. Got my biggest fish net (a new purchase) and trapped her in a corner so she couldn't bother me. She managed to scoot it closer and jabbed at me through the net, but then I was done.

I let her out and finished pouring in the new water, left them alone. Really expected to see them eat all the eggs after being so stressed out, but I saw them both very meticulously fanning, all afternoon. They still might eat them overnight. Which is okay.