The Bog's Blog
Thoughts, observations, and occasional complaints from the residents of the Fishery Farm — real marine biology, genuinely funny, for ages 7–10.
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Fishery TalesMadame Molly's Corner · Issue #4
On Luck, Colour, and Breathing First
Madame Molly, a lyretail black molly, offers gentle thoughts on luck, colour, and moving comfortably between fresh, brackish, and salt water.
Madame Molly·5 min readEvery story from the farm
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Fishery TalesSir Bubbleton's Journal of Civilised Observations
Sir Bubbleton the Gourami explains the labyrinth organ that lets him breathe air at the surface — and why his surface breath is a necessity, not a tea-time choice.
Sir Bubbleton7 min
Fishery TalesI Have Checked For The Net
Pinchy the Hermit Crab hunts the whole tank for the 'inner-net,' never finds it, and decides George would be far less cranky with a good shell instead.
Pinchy the Hermit Crab2 min
Fishery TalesGuppies Are Not For The Internet
George the Cranky Guppy explains why a mosquito-larvae-eating bog patroller has no business writing a blog — and files his official position on the internet.
George the Cranky Guppy2 minMarine BiologyWhy Guppies Are One of the Most Important Fish in the World
Marine biologist Yechiel Kuperman on why guppies — natural predators of mosquito larvae used in malaria and dengue control programmes — are among the most important fish in the world.
Yechiel Kuperman3 min
For ParentsWhy Dyslexia-Friendly Does Not Mean Dumbed-Down Science
Dyslexia-friendly means changing the presentation, not the science: short paragraphs and humour as memory hooks, with real osmotic pressure, trophic levels, and the nitrogen cycle left fully intact.
Yechiel Kuperman3 minKids' ScienceAquarium Science, Answered for Curious Kids
The five aquarium questions kids ask most, answered simply: the nitrogen cycle, euryhaline mollies, labyrinth-organ breathing, whether algae eaters really clean a tank, and why sudden water changes stress fish.
Yechiel Kuperman4 min