In the present study, total heterotrophic bacteria (THB) were observed to be high in Pond A and B and low in Pond C. The loads recorded were 5.25x105 to 7.80x105 cfu/ml in Pond A, 5.42x105 to 7.9x105 cfu/ml in Pond B and 2.05x105 to 4.72x105 cfu/ml in Pond C