I've heard of people feeding their severums lettuce and cucumbers to kind of distract them from the live plants. It hasn't worked for mine, but may be worth a try. Mine won't eat the Anubias at all, but everything else including my swords are always getting tried out by him.
Also, look into a larger tank. 75 should be the minimum for a pair of severums.
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