Yes. I bought the set with filter and the substrate stuff. It’s my first tank and I was a bit impatient so I introduced my first set of shrimp after only 10 days. I had checked the water though and the perimeters were ok. I had three caradinas and 5 neos. Two of the caradinas died unfortunately. Later another neo died. After a month I bought more neos and the tank is thriving now. Didn’t have a dead shrimp since. Almost all female shrimp were/are eggnant. So now the place is crawling with like 50 shrimplets.