Lissa Mann
  • Lissa Mann

    Lissa Mann is a Real Scientistâ„¢; and has been keeping reef aquaria for five years. She enjoys pina coladas and long discussions about evolutionary theory.

Recent Content

The Naming of Fish

The Naming of Fish

There are new species of fish being discovered all the time.  In the last year alone, the discovery of a new species of fish living at extreme depths in the South Pacific, nine new species of handfish (a group related to anglerfish) off the coast of Australia, and two...

Allow Myself to Introduce … Myself …

Allow Myself to Introduce … Myself …

My name is Lissa.  Hi. I am relatively new to the saltwater hobby, having jumped into it in late 2006 having never kept anything other than two goldfish I won at a fair when I was seven.  (One goldfish ate the other goldfish and then eventually died as goldfish are...

Coral Form

Coral Form

Typically, when we think of corals, we think of brightly colored organisms.  Certainly corals are prized for the colors that they bring to our reef tanks.  In fact, it is the search for eye popping color that has led so many to change to LED lights, and it is the need...