Madfish, a month is not enough time for Fissidens. It took me at least 3 Months for my rope to fill in attractively. Turning the rope around and/or upside down every Month may help even out it's growth.
Frozen, here's an idea I had, but didn't have a chance to try yet. say you have a shrimp only breeding tank. you could lay this netting to horizontally cover most of your tank area about halfway up the tank glass height, held up by nothing more than a dozen airline tubing suction cups. this makes a sort of split level tank, with the bottom shaded bare gravel with shrimp foraging, and the middle layer of netting, peppered with moss as the ideal place for shrimp to get away, munch on algae, and for fry to hide from their parents below.
so instead of a moss wall, think of it as a moss hammock or moss trampoline. the advantage is you get to observe a lot more shrimp behavior without the over crowding, while keeping your moss off the dirty gravel sticking bottom of your tank, and because it's closer to the light, it will probably grow better too. because the gravel will be in shade, you might get to observe more nocturnal shrimp activity while the lights are still on. and don't worry, 1/2" holes are large enough for even a berried adult female to slip through.
this is just an idea I was kicking around, so in case anyone reading this wants to try it, please go for it! just be sure to share your pictures here for all to enjoy. check my signature, as I sell this mesh netting by the square foot, and can include a few feet of clear fishing wire upon request.
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