I'm currently cycling a new 10 litre planted tank with a sand bottom and I was hoping that you guys could give me some suggestions of what you would put in there.
it would be good for a mini dutch style. but that's up to you lol, in a tank this size I would really go for the golden rule since its perfect for this
I personally wouldn't put any fish in it but a betta would be doable. I'm not sure what kind of shrimp to suggest, sorry. If you can post your pH and water hardness someone may be able to help better
You could set it up to be a planted tank with Cherry Shrimp, although you'd need a far bigger tank in the future because they breed like crazy in the right conditions. If you were to do this you'd need to wait a few weeks for the tank to cycle and make sure that you have hiding places (which in your case the plants will be enough)