Scorpion Carp

Scorpion Carp
It's like a regular carp but with a sharp stinger.
Information
Location	The Desert
Time	6am – 8pm
Season	All
Weather	Any
Difficulty	90
Behavior	Dart
Fishing Level Required	4
Size (inches)	12–33
Fishing XP	33    36    39    45
Energy / Health	−125 0 −175 0 −225 0 −325 0
Sell Prices Base Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%) 150g 187g 225g 300g 187g 233g 281g 375g 225g 280g 337g 450g
Artisan Sell Prices Roe Aged Roe Aged Roe (+40%) 105g 210g 294g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Scorpion Carp, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Scorpion Carp - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Scorpion Carp is a fish that can be caught in the pond at The Desert during all seasons. It can also randomly be found in Garbage Cans after unlocking The Desert, or at the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="150"450–1,000g. The only other fish that can be caught in the Desert is the Sandfish.

Since it is more valuable than the Sandfish, it is more difficult to catch and also has a lower bite rate. Catching the Scorpion Carp requires Fishing level 4, either naturally or by using fishing Buffs. Other than Legendary Fish, the Scorpion Carp is the only fish where a certain fishing level must be met to hook it.

Scorpion Carp can be caught regardless of time of day using Magic Bait.

Map

The Scorpion Carp can be found at the Desert.

Bundles

Scorpion Carp is an option in the Master Fisher's Bundle in the Fish Tank (Remixed).

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Maki Roll	Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed.	Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)	100 45	The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for data-sort-value="300">300g	data-sort-value="220">220g
	Quality Fertilizer	Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil.	Sap (4) Any Fish (1)	N/A	Farming Level 9	data-sort-value="10">10g
	Sashimi	Raw fish sliced into thin pieces.	Any Fish (1)	75 33	Linus (Mail - 3+ )	data-sort-value="75">75g

Tailoring

Scorpion Carp can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Fishing Hat. It can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

Fish Pond

Scorpion Carp can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 4 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing two quests. The primary output is dark brown Scorpion Carp Roe, but Cactus Seeds are also possible at population 10.

Quests

Pond Capacity		Quest Item	Fishing XP Granted
Before Quest	After Quest
3	5	3 Cactus Fruits or 3 Coconuts	40
5	10	1 Golden Relic	40

Produce

Item(s) Produced	Fishing XP Granted	Population	% of Items	Overall Daily Chance
Roe (1)	14	1-7	75%	17-53%
		8-9	38%	30-33%
		10	27%	25%
Roe (2)	14	8-9	50%	40-44%
		10	36%	34%
Roe (3)	14	10	24%	23%
Cactus Seeds (2-5)	10	10	5%	5%
Nothing		1-7	25%	83-47%
		8-9	13%	31-24%
		10	9%	13%

Quests

• Item Delivery:  After unlocking The Desert, Scorpion Carp may be randomly requested at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="450">450g and 150 Friendship points.
• Willy requests the player to catch 1 Scorpion Carp during the Desert Festival on the 16th. The reward is data-sort-value="50"> 50.

Bugs

While playing local co-op on the switch, if the player or a farmhand has had exhaustion the previous day and consumes a poisonous item that reduces their energy to zero (or below), the game will softlock.

History

• 1.4: Added to Help Wanted quests. Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
• 1.5: Is now used in a remixed bundle.
• 1.6: Added to Desert Festival quest.