diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm b/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm
index 3125c24837a..a975a0b4d06 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] swells up!</span>")
 
 	// Animation
-	icon = 'icons/mob/animal.dmi'
+	icon = 'icons/mob/carp.dmi'
 	flick("carp_swell", src)
 	// Wait for animation to end
 	sleep(6)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp.dm
index 5139f187494..e077705425f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp
 	name = "space carp"
 	desc = "A ferocious, fang-bearing creature that resembles a fish."
+	icon = 'icons/mob/carp.dmi'
 	icon_state = "carp"
-	icon_living = "carp"
-	icon_dead = "carp_dead"
 	icon_gib = "carp_gib"
 	speak_chance = 0
 	turns_per_move = 5
@@ -16,7 +13,6 @@
 	speed = 0
 	maxHealth = 25
 	health = 25
-
 	harm_intent_damage = 8
 	obj_damage = 50
 	melee_damage_lower = 15
@@ -30,12 +26,27 @@
 	minbodytemp = 0
 	maxbodytemp = 1500
 
-
-
 	faction = list("carp")
 	flying = 1
 	gold_core_spawnable = CHEM_MOB_SPAWN_HOSTILE
 
+	var/carp_color = "carp" //holder for icon set
+	var/list/icon_sets = list("carp", "blue", "yellow", "grape", "rust", "teal", "purple")
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
+	carp_randomify()
+	update_icons()
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/proc/carp_randomify()
+	if(prob(1))
+		carp_color = pick("white", "black")
+	else
+		carp_color = pick(icon_sets)
+	icon_state = "[carp_color]"
+	icon_living = "[carp_color]"
+	icon_dead = "[carp_color]_dead"
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/Process_Spacemove(var/movement_dir = 0)
 	return 1	//No drifting in space for space carp!	//original comments do not steal
 
@@ -50,7 +61,6 @@
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
 		H.adjustStaminaLoss(8)
 
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/holocarp
 	icon_state = "holocarp"
 	icon_living = "holocarp"
@@ -58,6 +68,8 @@
 	gold_core_spawnable = CHEM_MOB_SPAWN_INVALID
 	del_on_death = 1
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/holocarp/Initialize()
+	return
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/megacarp
 	icon = 'icons/mob/alienqueen.dmi'
@@ -73,4 +85,7 @@
 	mob_size = MOB_SIZE_LARGE
 	obj_damage = 80
 	melee_damage_lower = 20
-	melee_damage_upper = 20
\ No newline at end of file
+	melee_damage_upper = 20
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/megacarp/Initialize()
+	return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/fish.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/fish.dm
index 7b10c0e828a..33bf454ce9f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/fish.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/fish.dm
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp
 	name = "sea carp"
 	desc = "A large fish bearing similarities to a certain space-faring menace."
+	icon = 'icons/mob/carp.dmi'
 	icon_state = "carp"
-	icon_living = "carp"
-	icon_dead = "carp_dead"
 	icon_gib = "carp_gib"
 	speak_chance = 0
 	turns_per_move = 5
@@ -15,20 +14,33 @@
 	speed = 0
 	maxHealth = 25
 	health = 25
-
 	retreat_distance = 6
 	vision_range = 5
-
 	harm_intent_damage = 8
 	melee_damage_lower = 15
 	melee_damage_upper = 15
 	attacktext = "bites"
 	attack_sound = 'sound/weapons/bite.ogg'
 	speak_emote = list("gnashes")
-
 	faction = list("carp")
 	flying = 1
 
+	var/carp_color = "carp" //holder for icon set
+	var/list/icon_sets = list("carp", "blue", "yellow", "grape", "rust", "teal", "purple")
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
+	carp_randomify()
+	update_icons()
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/proc/carp_randomify()
+	if(prob(1))
+		carp_color = pick("white", "black")
+	else
+		carp_color = pick(icon_sets)
+	icon_state = "[carp_color]"
+	icon_living = "[carp_color]"
+	icon_dead = "[carp_color]_dead"
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/koi
 	name = "space koi"
@@ -50,18 +62,17 @@
 
 	gold_core_spawnable = CHEM_MOB_SPAWN_HOSTILE
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/koi/New()
-	..()
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/koi/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
 	var/koinum = rand(1, 4)
 	icon_state = "koi[koinum]"
 	icon_living = "koi[koinum]"
 	icon_dead = "koi[koinum]-dead"
 
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/koi/Process_Spacemove(var/movement_dir)
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/carp/koi/honk
 	icon_state = "koi5"
 	icon_living = "koi5"
-	icon_dead = "koi5-dead"
\ No newline at end of file
+	icon_dead = "koi5-dead"
diff --git a/icons/mob/animal.dmi b/icons/mob/animal.dmi
index b09302e0234..1e321d40058 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/animal.dmi and b/icons/mob/animal.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/carp.dmi b/icons/mob/carp.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5bb7f116b9
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/mob/carp.dmi differ