Can I transfer my upgraded storage limit to the new iCloud ID?

I wanted to use a better email address for my icloud id, so i deleted the icloud id from my iphone 4s and signed in as the new id. (since I can't merge two id's) However I had paid extra for more storage on the old id - Can I transfer it over to the new account? otherwise I'm not using what i paid for, and i'm already getting messages that the standard amount is maxed out! This seems quite complicated, just to change email address. Is there a better way to simply change email address, rather than changing the entire id, and perhaps losing my storage? thanks in advance!