Frazzled by Fungus..

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What does everyone do about leaves on their lotus pad or water lily pads that have mold/fungus on them?  So far from what I have read here, people are just removing the pads.  My plants are all new and only getting started, so if I just removed the leaves there wouldn't be any left    One of my lotus plants is still recovering from something else I did that ended up frying its first couple of leaves so it is limping along right now and infected by what looks like a mold. 

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Are they by any chance in a place where they are constantly getting wet or splashed by water?
Lawanna

[landey1230]

As far as water lilies, I remove the pads no matter how young the plant may be.  You'll get more leaves in a week or two. 

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Are they by any chance in a place where they are constantly getting wet or splashed by water?
Lawanna

No the lotus plant in question is in a tub of its own and doesn't have a fountain that can splash water on it.  However, I was covering the tub at night with breathable landscape fabric to keep the toads out of this tub since it has what is left of my anacharis (I was having problems with their toadpoles eating all my anacharis in a different tub, so I transferred the remaining plants to this one). This may have increased the moisture and humidity in this tub which is why I suspect its mold/fungus.  I have since stopped covering it at night and am taking my chances with the toads.