If the fish can eat it, it will. So if you keep shrimp stick with smaller fish. Why are you so interested in ghost shrimp? I ask because they are pretty plain looking compared to the many other ornamental shrimp available.
For "soil" any of the plant substrates on the market will do. You got Fluorite, Laterite, eco-complete. The eco is my personal favorite as it is almost black. Although Fluorite has some new plant substrate the is black in gravel form and in sand form. I'm kinda interested to see how well the sand looks. I'm about to set up a 20L planted native/shrimp tank. Think I may order some for it.
If you want to go the cheap rout you can always use unscented kitty litter. |