broad mountain, frackville.

address: 151 e. laurel st., frackville pa 17931
website: www.broadmountainpet.com
phone: (570)874-3425
hours: will update

selection, 5/10:
generally not the greatest. the only fish of interest normally stocked are parrots, angels, festivums, channel cats and of course "assorted african cichlids." occasionally there will be severums, dempseys or salvinis. they even had baby red bellied pacus once. they're more focused on the community fish however.

health, 4/10:
it's always considered a minor miracle in my house when a broad mountain fish survives. generally i seem to have very good luck with their gouramis, but not much else. i think a big problem is that they buy in such bulk and overstock tanks so much that the health of the fish suffers. they offer positively no guarantees.

staff, 6/10:
the older couple and their son that own the place are great. nice, knowledgable, etc. the rest of the staff not so much. ask for a specific fish, you'll normally just get whichever they catch first. some of their policies are strange, such as that if fish are (for example) 2/$4 the two must be in the same bag, which makes acclimating them at home difficult if they're going in seperate tanks. and if you buy live feeders there, count them yourself because they will short you.

prices, 6/10:
because they buy in bulk prices are normally low. but you get what you pay for. they have a weekend special of buy one-get one on fish under $3, but cichlids normally are more than $3. also, their channel cats are $13, which is much higher than other places i've been, though they sell them more for the pond clientele.

overall, 21/40:
the health of the fish and the uncooperativeness of the staff are the big undoings here. it really feels like you've been ripped off pretty well when you pay $5 for 40 feeders and come home to fnd that you've actually gotten 28.