Gala on Eth account with no eth, but other account has eth, can't send eth

I am using ledger nano x.

I have another ethereum account with other tokens including my main ethereum holdings. Account #1.

I have another ethereum account (Account #2) with gala and no ethereum in it. So when I try to send gala, it says my parent account doesn't have enough eth in it.

I tried sending ethereum from acct 1 to acct 2, but it just sent it back to acct 1 (gas fees included of course). Both account have the same receiving address for ethereum. I tried to add gala token to account 1 to no avail. Part of me thinks I should buy a little ethereum to cover gas fees for account 2, but then I think that when I attempt to deposit the eth to ledger (account 2), it will just go to account one. I'm at my wits end.